Howard Florey Institute Australia's Brain Research Institute

The Florey’s history began 1947 when its founder, Prof Derek Denton, began researching the control of salt and water balance in health and disease.

Established by an Act of State Parliament in 1971, the Howard Florey Institute was named after Lord Howard Florey, the Australian Nobel laureate whose research work on penicillin continues to save millions of lives each year.

As the neuroscience knowledge explosion occurred in the 1990s, the Board made the strategic decision in 1997 to change the Institute’s focus to brain disorders. Now the Florey is Australia’s largest brain research institute with more than 300 staff and students.

After more than 30 years at the forefront of medical research, the Howard Florey Institute continues to be one of Australia's leading medical research institutes.