ATIC

09/02/2026

*NEW TRIAL ANNOUNCEMENT*

ATIC is now seeking participants for the SAFEGUARD study based in Victoria, New South Wales and New Zealand. Further sites to be announced in Queensland and Perth soon!

Eligible participants will be:
- Aged between 16 and 40 years
- Recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (within 100 days)
- Living in Victoria, New South Wales or New Zealand

Participants in this trial will be reimbursed for their travel.

For more information and to register your interest, visit the ATIC website - https://atic.svi.edu.au/get-in-touch/

26/11/2025

Beyond Insulin Seminar TOMORROW:
Thursday November 27th, 1-2pm AEDT

Speaker: Professor Peter Cowan, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne and University of Melbourne

Title(s): Pig Islet Xenotransplantation to Cure T1D

Zoom link: listed on ATIC website below

All welcome!

Want to receive Beyond Insulin Seminar invites straight to your inbox? Sign up to ATIC’s mailing list here - https://lnkd.in/g_b-MP-e

Seminar 28, Beyond Insulin Seminar Series - Professor Peter Cowan from St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne and University of Melbourne presents his consortiums's development of a preclinical pig-to-nonhuman primate (NHP) islet xenograft model.

14/11/2025

This World Diabetes Day, we're excited to share a new video resource!

On behalf of the ATIC Community Engagement Panel, we are proud to announce the development of a groundbreaking Australian video resource that's set to transform understanding of type 1 diabetes (T1D).

What makes this special?
✨ Designed for both the T1D community AND healthcare professionals
✨ Comprehensive education about the stages of T1D the role of immunotherapy
✨ Created with community, for community

The hope that immunotherapies represent isn't just scientific, it's deeply personal for the thousands of people living with T1D and their families in Australia.

Supported by Breakthrough T1D Australia
Animation by Diabetes UK

The ATIC Community Engagement Panel has led the development of a new video resource designed to raise awareness among health professionals and the community about the benefits of immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes. The Panel’s leadership has ensured that the resource authentically reflects the expe...

11/10/2025

Beyond Insulin Seminar announcement:
Friday October 24th, 1-2pm AEDT

Speaker: Professor Hongkui Deng, Peking University Stem Cell Research Center

Title(s): CiPSC (chemically induced pluripotent stem cell) islet transplantation for T1D

Zoom link: via ATIC website below

Want to receive Beyond Insulin Seminar invites straight to your inbox? Sign up to ATIC’s mailing list here - https://lnkd.in/g_b-MP-6

Seminar 27, Beyond Insulin Seminar Series - Professor Hongkui Deng from Peking University in China presents a recent breakthrough using CiPSC (chemically induced pluripotent stem cell) islet transplantation to treat type 1 diabetes

19/08/2025

Closing soon: MT-101-101 clinical trial is nearing completion.
ATIC is seeking people aged 18-45 with type 1 diabetes, to participate in this clinical trial in Melbourne.
Interested in receiving more info? Reach out today!

29/07/2025

LAST CHANCE - The T1D OBTAIN trial is nearing full recruitment. If you have recently been diagnosed with T1D, are aged between 18-35 and would like to hear more about participating in this trial, submit an enquiry today on the ATIC website today - https://atic.svi.edu.au/get-in-touch/

19/06/2025

Mark this one in your calendar - join ATIC for the Beyond Insulin seminar, Friday June 27 from 1pm - 2pm AEST

Speaker: Helen Critchley

Title(s): Overview of the regulatory process for approval of new Medicines by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia

All welcome!

Seminar 25, Beyond Insulin Seminar Series - Helen Critchley: 'Microbiota orchestrate protective and damaging T cell responses'

02/06/2025

ATIC lead investigator Professor John Wentworth speaks to Diabetes Victoria about the latest campaign to screen family members for type 1 diabetes in the Type1Screen program, in preparation for the exciting trials coming to Australia by 2026!

"We need to screen as many people as we can. To find a cure for type 1 diabetes, we need the community to get involved. Please encourage your relatives to get screened. This is a call to parents and grandparents, round up the kids and have a screening day.” >>> https://bit.ly/4k61MMV

29/05/2025

A call out to the type 1 diabetes community, from ATIC Lead Investigator, Professor John Wentworth:

Type 1 diabetes prevention trials are coming late 2025. Now is the time to screen for antibodies at Type1Screen. *Screening is free and the screening kit is posted to your home*

There are currently clinical trials available in Australia for people diagnosed with T1D in the last 5 years. Check out https://atic.svi.edu.au/clinical-trials/clinical-trials/ to find out whether there is a trial available near you.

Please help us spread the word and share!

ATIC is supported by Breakthrough T1D Australia

26/05/2025

Thanks for your help spreading the word about this new trial Breakthrough T1D Australia!

Please reach out if someone you know has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

A new type 1 diabetes (T1D) clinical trial is recruiting now!

Researchers are looking for adults living with T1D to test a promising treatment aimed at protecting the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas from the immune system attack that drives the condition. The trial is called T1D Obtain.

If you're aged between 18 and 35 years, have been recently diagnosed with T1D and reside in Victoria, NSW or Queensland, you may be eligible to take part.

Contact https://atic.svi.edu.au/get-in-touch/ to find out more

21/05/2025

Join us for the Beyond Insulin seminar TOMORROW, Thursday May 22nd at 1pm - 2pm AEST

Speaker: Jia Yi Hee and M Gayathri

Title(s):
Maternal type 1 diabetes influences peripheral blood gene expression associated with progression to type 1 diabetes in autoantibody positive children – Jia Yi Hee

Islet-specific chemokine receptors as biomarkers of T1D – M Gayathri

All welcome!

Seminar 24, Beyond Insulin Seminar Series - Jia Yi Hee and M Gayathri from Professor Ranjeny Thomas' lab at University of Queensland present their PhD research in this combined seminar.

14/04/2025

NEW T1D TRIAL:

ATIC is now recruiting participants for the T1D OBTAIN trial based in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Eligible participants will be:
- Aged between 18 and 35 years
- Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
- Currently using insulin (via injections or by pump)
- Living in Victoria, NSW or Qld

Participants in this trial will be compensated for their travel.
For more information and to register your interest, visit: https://atic.svi.edu.au/clinical-trials/