The 11 projects include an international trial of treatments for people who've had cardiac arrests and the development of new treatments for genetic screening.
Leading experts on hypertension have issued a call to action to improve uncontrolled blood pressure in Australia.
The number of people with high blood pressure has doubled over the past 30 years, a comprehensive analysis has shown.
A 30-year global study has analysed 286 causes of death, 369 diseases and injuries, and 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories.
