The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) was established in 1998 as a collaboration between the University of Western Australia (UWA), Royal Perth Hospital, and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Fremantle Hospital became a partner in 2003. The institute was an initiative of two UWA professors, Peter Klinken and Peter Leedman, with Klinken becoming its first director. Harry Perkins, the chairman of Wesfarmers, played a key role in its establishment and was appointed as the institute's first chairman, a position he held until his death in 2002. Wesfarmers provided an initial donation of $5 million, and has been the institute's major sponsor ever since. In October 2013, WAIMR changed its name to honour Perkins' legacy.[1]
The institute was originally housed in existing space at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre. In March 2014, the institute moved into a new purpose-built 10-storey building at Шаблон:Coord on the same site, which cost $122 million and was funded by the state and federal governments and private-sector contributions. The new building (known as Perkins North) has a capacity of 750 researchers.[2][3] In late 2014, a second facility (known as Perkins South) was opened at Шаблон:Coord on the new Fiona Stanley Hospital site, a six-storey building costing $63.5 million. It will accommodate up to 400 researchers.[4]
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