Thank you to our sponsors
Luminesce Alliance thanks our sponsors, whose professional expertise provides substantive contributions to excellence in precision medicine research and translation.
Major Sponsor
UNSW, Sydney
UNSW Sydney is a global top 20 university, known for innovative, pioneering research and high-quality education with a global impact. Since our foundation in 1949, our aim has been to improve and transform lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society. Medicine & Health | UNSW Sydney
Gold Sponsors
The University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a world-renowned teaching and research institution – our research combines the expertise and talents of scholars from many disciplines. In creating Australia’s first university, our founders recognised the power of education to change society. https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/
Pfizer Australia
Throughout Pfizer’s 175 year history, and over 65 years in Australia, Pfizer have remained dedicated to discovering and developing new and better ways to prevent and treat disease and improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world. www.pfizer.com.au
National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)
The National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) is one of the Australia’s leading high-performance data, storage and computing organisations, providing expert services to benefit all domains of science, government and industry. NCI brings the Australian Government and the Australian research sector together through a broad collaboration involving the largest national science agencies, universities, industry and the Australian Research Council. NCI empowers government agencies, universities, and industry across multiple domains of research. NCI’s integrated hardware, services and expertise drive high-impact research and groundbreaking outcomes for Australia. https://nci.org.au/
Equinix
Equinix drives innovation in research and precision medicine by providing secure, scalable, and interconnected digital infrastructure essential for handling large-scale healthcare data. Equinix’s interconnection services enable the secure and efficient transfer of health data to affiliates across Australia and globally, ensuring privacy and compliance with security standards. This facilitates real-time access to critical information, such as patient data and clinical trial results, allowing researchers and healthcare providers to work seamlessly, even in decentralised settings.
With low-latency connections and agile infrastructure, Equinix empowers healthcare institutions to manage and analyse large datasets, accelerate AI and machine learning development, and foster global collaboration. These capabilities are vital for advancing precision medicine, improving patient outcomes, and transforming healthcare.
Equinix’s early involvement in AI transformation is demonstrated by being one of the first data centres to join the NVIDIA DGX-Ready partner program, helping healthcare innovators scale AI in a sustainable and cost-effective way. http://Equinix.com.au
Silver Sponsor
Roche
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, as well as growing capabilities in the area of data-driven medical insights help Roche deliver truly personalised healthcare. Roche is working with partners across the healthcare sector to provide the best care for each person. http://www.roche-australia.com/
Novartis
Novartis is improving the lives of more than 2.5* million patients across Australia and New Zealand through our medicines. By partnering with the healthcare system we are working for patients to address their needs, and we are committed to accelerating patient access to life saving treatments and associated healthcare.
We are reimagining medicine by using innovative science and technology to address challenging healthcare issues and our rich research pipeline has 50+ ongoing Phase III programs**. We are transforming how clinical trials are run to increase patients’ access to our industry-leading clinical trials footprint in Australia.
We continue to work on improving our environment for diversity, equity and inclusion and being a family friendly employer. Every day our inspired, curious, unbossed, and integrity-driven culture unites our people and encourages leadership at every level.
*Source: Novartis Social Economic and Environmental (SEE Data) for Innovative Medicines (excludes Sandoz) in Australia (1.95m) and New Zealand (542k) total patients reached in 2022.
**Source: Novartis Global Company Presentation Nov 2022. Slide 7.
Coffee Cart and Prize Sponsor
Westmead Research Hub
Westmead Research Hub is an organisation which encourages collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and students across Westmead and our partner organisations. Together, we facilitate usage and investment toward shared resources and capabilities with the goal of growing Westmead as a world-leader in health and medical research discovery. About Us – Westmead Research Hub