STRAWBERRY sundaes have helped fund 10 new medical research projects by The Common Good.
The money came from the successful Ekka Strawberry Sundaes campaign where 90,000 sundaes were sold and 5625 hours of research were funded.
The organisation added the new projects to the existing 130 projects already underway at The Prince Charles Hospital.
Traditionally, the strawberry sundaes were sold at the Royal Queensland Exhibition (the Ekka) however COVID-19 restrictions forced the cancellation of the event.
To work around that, "pop up" Ekka Strawberry Sundae booths appeared throughout Brisbane, as well as being available at drive-through outlets at the Brisbane Showgrounds, and even the first ever Do It Yourself Ekka Strawberry Sundae packs.
The Common Good's New Investigator Grants program has awarded grants to 10 new research projects, kicking off the careers of researchers who will study areas including heart failure, nutrition, lung diseases including Asthma and the development of a cardiac pump that will keep failing hearts alive, amongst a variety of others.
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Each of these projects is scheduled to run for about 12 months and will contribute further to the vast library of knowledge researchers at The Common Good have discovered across the past 30 years.
The Common Good chief executive officer, Michael Hornby, said that he was extremely proud that the foundation was able to fund the new projects, thanks to a the strawberry sundaes campaign.
"Brisbane really came together for The Common Good over the last month or so, with an incredible amount of support for our Strawberry Sundaes campaign, so it is fantastic to be able to fund these new projects right here in Brisbane," Mr Hornby said.
"We are very fortunate to have world-leading scientists and researchers based at The Prince Charles Hospital, and The Common Good is extremely pleased that we can fund these Queensland based projects that will hopefully have positive outcomes for the health of not just Queenslanders, but all Australians.
"We look forward to seeing the results of these projects, and the more than 130 other projects currently underway, in years to come."
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