Why were we established? 

NSW has two of Australia’s major children’s hospitals as well as a concentration of world- leading expertise in its universities and medical research centres. There was a need to bring these individual strengths together to deliver a cohesive program of precision medicine for the State. 

Luminesce Alliance set out to: 

  • foster greater collaboration between the partner organisations 
  • rapidly translate medical breakthroughs for patients and their families 
  • transform the delivery of care for children in our hospitals. 

 Our first four years – Paediatric Precision Medicine Program 

In 2019, Luminesce Alliance established the Centre for Paediatric Precision Medicine, a proof-of-concept model that aimed to: 

  • enable immediate access to world class screening. diagnostics and treatment for children and families in NSW 
  • position NSW as leading the way in paediatric precision medicine in Australia 
  • contribute to the evidence globally about prevention and cure of childhood diseases. 

In our first four years, we showed that paediatric precision medicine can be applied for children in NSW. It has the potential to achieve better outcomes for children; it is possible to introduce it into our health system; and it makes good sense financially. 

Read more about our Paediatric Precision Medicine Program.

 2023 and beyond 

Based on the success of the Paediatric Precision Medicine Program, we received additional funding in 2023 to continue this work through five Enabling Platforms. 

Enabling Platforms are functional specialisations that cross disease areas and organisations. They bring together the significant skills and capabilities within our individual partner organisations.  

The Enabling Platforms are more than shared equipment and resources. They are the people, expertise and collaborations that drive our ground-breaking research and its implementation in the health system. 

Our five Enabling Platforms will build on our strengths to support research across the entire portfolio of child health research in NSW. 

Read more about our Enabling Platforms.