Program

This year’s Luminesce Alliance conference theme, ” Partnerships in Action: Advancing Children’s Health through Research, Families and Industry Collaboration,” highlights the critical role of collaboration between academia, research institutions, healthcare, industry stakeholders, together with patient advocacy groups and communities, to address complex health challenges and scaling innovative solutions that improve care.

Together we look forward to exploring the latest advancements in personalised medicine and research collaborations aimed at supporting children and families affected by rare diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, and cancer.

Plenary themes include:

Development of Advanced Therapeutics and their implementation in the health system
Challenges and Lessons in Building a Precision Medicine System in Paediatric Health for Cancer, Rare Disease and Neurodevelopmental disease
The Patient Journey – From Lived Experience to Research Impact
The Diagnostic Odyssey Journey
How to Develop Smarter Clinical Trials for Precision Medicine
Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Practice
Impact of SDPR – Aligning innovations in an evolving digital health era
Translating Drug Discovery into Clinical Trials and Commercialisation
Sovereign Capability in Precision Medicine: Developed and Delivered in Australia
Translation of lessons to other health sectors

Sessions will also include submitted orals, posters, rapids, and industry sessions.

Wednesday 4 November 2026

08:30 – 17:30 Conference Program
18:00 – 23:00 Conference Dinner

Thursday 5 November 2026

0830 – 1830 Conference Program