Type-1 Diabetes Clinical Trials Research Network (T1DCRN) is a large grant ($7.8m) that has been funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the Helmsley Charity Trust (HCT). The work commenced in early 2015 and involves supporting a large clinical trial of 1400 pregnant women at risk of having children developing Type-1 Diabetes. In particular the work focuses on the environmental factors that might influence the onset of Type-1 Diabetes. The PRESS team are the sole software providers of the underpinning IT platform for researchers across Australia. This includes the (eCRFs), the databases and the underpinning security. The project runs to the end of 2018.
Centre for Research Excellence in Protection of Pancreatic Beta Cells (CRE-PPBC) is a large multi-centre project funded ($2.5m) by the NHMRC in January 2015. The focus of this CRE is in the factors that are associated with onset of Type 1 diabetes. The PRESS team are the sole software providers of the underpinning IT platform for researchers across Australia. The project runs to the end of 2018.