Luminesce Alliance

Our outstanding researchers and clinicians are increasing capacity for rare disease research, innovation and equitable access to health system support for children with rare diseases and their families.

Find out more about our rare disease research

Ryder was only 10 months old when he was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive and fast-growing brain cancer. It was close to his brain stem and his parents were told he would probably only have a year to live. Today, Ryder is a normal four-year-old boy who loves life and has no idea how sick he has been.

Ryder's story

Children’s Precision Medicine Research

Researchers

We work with researchers and clinicians to find answers for children living with cancers, rare genetic diseases and neurological disorders.

Families

Find out how precision medicine can help children with cancers, neurological disorders and rare diseases.

Collaboration

Our project teams work in a highly networked environment extending to collaboration with more than 50 organisations. For more information view the opportunities below and visit collaboration opportunties.

Our research is helping to find answers

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Luminesce Alliance brings together world-leading paediatric precision medicine researchers and clinicians to help find answers for children living with cancers, rare genetic diseases and neurological disorders.

Psychosocial Enabling Platform

Health Systems Implementation and Economics

THINK Drug Discovery

Functional Genomics Research Pipeline

Translational Tumour Biology

Kids Advanced Therapeutics

Kids Link

INFORM2 (INdividualized Therapy for Relapsed Malignancies in Childhood)

Collaboration Opportunities

Advanced Clinical Data Analytics

News and events

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Demonstrating Research Value, Impact and Return

Luminesce Alliance is featured in the latest edition of Research Australia’s INSPIRE publication, demonstrating how strategic investment in research infrastructure and innovation delivers enduring benefits for patients, communities and the national economy. This special edition showcases the significant returns generated through research investment, from creating jobs and supporting new industries to reducing healthcare costs and

Announcing our international speaker presentations

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Did you know Luminesce Alliance has supported more than 200 research publications in leading journals?

Free Aboriginal Health Research Training Workshops

Research Australia's INSPIRE 'workforce' issue features Luminesce Alliance partners

Our partners and collaborators

Luminesce Alliance – Innovation for Children’s Health is a not-for-profit cooperative joint venture established with the support of the NSW Government to coordinate and integrate paediatric research.