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Philip Leslie
Philip Leslie leads innovation at GSK's manufacturing site in Boronia. He was recognised at the 2017 Victorian Manufacturing Awards as a Hall of Fame honoree.
Access to healthcare
No 'silver bullet' to tackle this disease
Dr Sophie Biernaux, talks about GSK's commitment to fighting malaria.
Innovation
Bioelectronics
GSK's Bioelectronics R&D unit is pursuing a relatively new scientific field that could one day result in a new class of medicines that would not be pills or injections but miniaturised, implantable devices.
Access to healthcare
Malaria
By the time the second hand on your wristwatch has circled its dial, a child in Africa will have died of malaria.
Our people
Isaac Barr
Isaac Barr joined GSK as a chemical engineer graduate in 2015. Here he talks about his first year at our Boronia manufacturing plant supporting the team to build a new pilot vaccine facility.
Our people
Ian Le
Ian Le is a brand finance manager in our Consumer Healthcare team. He explains why he loves working at GSK.
How we do business
Open source: the future of medical discovery
There is growing recognition that no single research body or group has the know-how or resources to tackle the most widespread and persistent diseases. Fortunately, a growing number of scientists are engaged in open source innovation that removes barriers and creates a more transparent environment for medical discovery.
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The fight against malaria
For the past 30 years, GSK scientists have been working with other organisations across the globe with the aim to develop what could be the world’s first malaria vaccine.
How we do business
Harnessing the electrical language of the body to treat disease
Bioelectronic medicine is a vision far from today’s medical practice. But we believe that one day, tiny devices, smaller than grains of rice, could be used to restore health in a range of chronic diseases centred on organs and biological functions.
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A rapid response to slow acting disasters
GSK is working together with Save the Children and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia, to support the establishment of a new Emergency Health Unit EHU which can respond to natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes, and provide essential healthcare during slow-acting disasters like malnutrition.
How we do business
Fostering excellence in respiratory research
GSK has been a significant supporter of The George Institute for Global Health for a number of years and we’ve recently contributed $161,000 to support a research fellow in respiratory medicine.
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NYSF - inspiring the next generation of scientists
With much of the world’s future innovation to come from science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), it is very important that the innovators of tomorrow are supported and mentored.
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Keeping our Olympic athletes healthy and ready to compete in Rio
GSK is supplying the Australian Olympics Team with vaccines to protect them against everyday illnesses ahead of the games in Rio.
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Victoria Police - Trek of a lifetime
We have been a long-standing supporter of the Victoria Police Kokoda Project, supporting the initiative since it began in 2007.
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Polio Australia - support of polio retreat to help those affected
Polio is a disease that has virtually been forgotten by our community. Although vaccination implemented in Australia in the late 1950s has prevented new infections, polio survivors form the largest single physical disability group in the country.
Everyday health
Keep moving - Jan's story
Jan was diagnosed with osteoarthritis after noticing aches and pains while swimming and carrying out my daily activities. Jan shares how this osteoarthritis has affected her life and how she manages the pain and inflammation brought about by this condition.
Our people
Dani Nicholls - an inspiring organisation teaches perspective
Dani Nicholls is a Clinical Projects Coordinator for Vaccines, based in Melbourne.
Access to healthcare
Increasing medicine access across the world's poorest nations
GSK expands graduated approach to patents and intellectual property to widen access to medicines in the world’s poorest countries.
Our people
Mark Lambert
Mark Lambert works in customer service and logistics, managing the process from customer order through to delivery at the customer’s door.
Our people
Will Quinert
Will Quinert initially joined GSK as a student, before successfully applying for our Future Leaders programme.
Our people
Laura Ljubanovic
Laura talks about her experience stepping up from legal counsel to Head of the Legal Department at GSK Australia on International Women's Day 2016.
Our people
Rachel Bradley
Rachael Bradley from our Consumer Healthcare team explains what she loves about building brand love for Panadol and why GSK is a great place to work.
Environment
Trusted partnership achieves supply chain improvements
When we received feedback that the number of eskies used for distribution of our vaccines was excessive we worked with our partner Symbion to find a solution.
Access to healthcare
Our Community
A comic book on vaccines
Immunisation rates among Australian children has risen significantly over the years. However, there remains a distinct disparity between children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and other Australians.
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Save the Children
GSK and Save the Children have the goal of helping to save the lives of one million children by sharing medical and humanitarian expertise.