Major Equipment Expression of Interest Form

Major Equipment Expression of Interest Form

On this page you will be able to submit an expression of interest (EOI) in a technology or piece of equipment you believe Westmead Researchers would benefit from.

This form will be received by the Hub Management team and forwarded to the relevant Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) secretary overseeing the technology you are expressing interest in. Click here to see the membership of the SAC. It is recommended that you also discuss your EOI with the SAC Member representing your organisation.

Your EOI will be reviewed by the SAC at the next meeting held by the SAC after submission and will be considered for inclusion in the Westmead Research Hub Equipment Roadmap for that year.

If you have any difficulties obtaining information or filling in the form, please reach out to info@wrh.org.au for assistance. Note: Your completed form will be emailed to the email address you supply in the form below. There is a chance it will get caught by your spam filter, so if you don’t receive it please search your junk mail.

Your name

Your email

Name of the equipment or technology

What category best describes the type of equipment or technology?

BiobankingImagingElectron MicroscopyFlow CytometryGenomicsOther
Other

Lead Principal Investigator

Lead Principal Investigator email

1. The equipment
Transformative (new technology not currently available on the Hub)Capacity increasing (additional investment in existing technology to meet demand)Updating aging technology (improving the efficiency of existing technology or maintaining capacity to meet an ongoing need)

2. If the proposed equipment has been identified as “capacity increasing” or “updating aging technology”, provide a list of Research Leaders who are currently using the equipment, the current level of usage, and the projected future usage. Usage may be categorized as:
• Occasional (short, infrequent, irregular usage)
• Frequent (regular usage e.g. a short session every week or two or a sustained period of usage every few months)
• Constant (e.g. regular, lengthy sessions every few days)

In addition, or where the proposed equipment has been identified as “transformative”, provide a list of Research Leaders who have agreed (in writing) that they will use the equipment within their research group, along with an estimate of the level of anticipated use.

3. Provide a list of outside institutions, external to the Hub, who may wish to access the equipment.
Indicate if any of these institutions may be interested in submitting a combined grant application for funding.

4. What alternatives are available in the WRH, University of Sydney, or elsewhere?
Provide a list of places within the Hub, University of Sydney, or elsewhere, where the same or functionally similar equipment is already accessible to Hub researchers through collaboration or external service provision.

Provide a short comment justifying the purchase of this item given the context of the same or similar equipment above.

5. Which instrument model are you seeking?
Are there alternate products on the market that perform the same tasks? If so, state what testing you have undertaken (or are you planning to undertake) to decide which product is most suitable?

6. Costs
Estimated purchase price. (Please include the cost of any options or extras required. Formal quotes are not required at this stage.)

7. Operational requirements
How much physical space does the equipment require? Has an appropriate location already been identified and approved by the relevant person in your institute?

List other special infrastructure requirements such as air conditioning, water, gas inlets, vicinity to other equipment, vicinity to specific user groups, etc.

8. ICT requirements
Is there any other specific ICT need associated with the equipment or any further comment related to the answers above?

9. Funding
Do you already have part-funding towards the cost? If so, please list the sources and amounts of funding.

10. Lay description
Provide a short lay description (no more than 100 words) outlining how the requested equipment item will allow you to address a particular research problem