"Translational research does what it says on the tin: it takes findings from controlled clinical studies – so-called ‘bench to bedside’ research – and seeks to translate them to real-world community or health settings. For University of Sydney Professor of Public Health Don Nutbeam, translational research is also about accelerating innovative interventions in health care to reach patients as quickly as possible. “Statistically, it takes on average about 17 years for a medical innovation to make it into clinical practice,” he says. “The goal of a lot of translational research is to significantly reduce that period.”" Read more on the NSW Health site
