SPONSORS

Genzyme
Sponsor

One of the world's leading biotechnology companies, Genzyme has grown from a small start-up to a diversified enterprise serving patients in 80 countries throughout the world. Genzyme's ten marketed therapies include enzyme replacement therapies for lysosomal storage disorders, and leading products for kidney disease, orthopedics, cancer, and transplantation.

GlaxoSmithKline
Sponsor

GSK researchers are working to understand the genetic basis of common diseases and why people respond differently to medicines. We will use this knowledge to discover and develop new medicines to imporve the quality of your life. We want people to be able to do more, feel better, and live longer.

Genetic Technologies Limited
Sponsor

Genetic Technologies Limited (ASX:GTG; NASDAQ:GENE), is a leading-edge Australian Biotechnology company, specialising in the fields of genetics and genomics. In addition to our ongoing licensing and research activities, we have utilised our laboratory and genetics expertise to build a significant DNA testing business providing genetic testing services for humans, animals and plants.

GTG has become an acknowledged leader in human DNA testing and is Australia's largest, NATA-accredited parentage testing company, the country's first independent NATA-accredited forensics laboratory and has recently commenced providing services in medical genetic diagnostics. In the field of human genetics, we are the only Australian laboratory licensed by Myriad Genetics (USA) to carry out inherited breast cancer (BRCA) screening. We also provide proprietary Sports Performance gene testing services and as the sole Australian member of the worldwide GENDIA diagnostic genetic testing network, we can offer access to over 1000 human genetic disease tests.

Applied Biosystems
Sponsor

Applied Biosystems serves the life science industry and research community by developing and marketing instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. Customers use these tools to analyze nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), small molecules, and proteins to make scientific discoveries, develop new pharmaceuticals, and conduct standardized testing.

Actelion
Sponsor

Actelion Ltd, founded in 1997, is a biopharmaceutical company based in Allschwil/Basel, Switzerland, with subsidiaries in the USA, Europe, Japan, Canada and Australia. Actelion is a leading player in science related to the endothelium, and focuses on the discovery, development and marketing of innovative drugs for significant unmet medical needs.

Roche Diagnostics
Sponsor

Roche Diagnostics offers innovative and pioneering solutions for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases, as well as systems and reagents for life science research. The Roche Applied Science business area provides state-of-the-art solutions for molecular and cell biology, genomics, immunochemistry and disease and drug research. For more information, please visit http://www.roche-applied-science.com

Queensland Events
Sponsor

Queensland Events was established in 1989 with a specific charter to create significant economic activity and lift the national and international profile of Queensland through securing and hosting major world-class events. An entrepreneurial organisation with a streamlined management approach, Queensland Events has built up an impressive honour roll of major events of international significance.

Agilent Technologies
Sponsor

Agilent Technologies is a leading supplier of innovative products for life science research. Our products are used for genetic research into diseases and their potential cures, the improvement of food and for basic research. Ultimately, the tools provided by Agilent Technologies are used by scientists for the benefit of mankind.

Australasian Biotechnology News (Life Scientist)
Media Sponsor

Science
Media Sponsor

Science magazine is published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. Founded in 1880 by Thomas Edison, Science ranks as the world's leading scientific journal, with over 130,000 subscribers. Each week, Science provides the best in peer-reviewed original research, scientific research articles and reports, commentaries on recent news and events-a unique perspective on what's happening in the world of science, across all disciplines.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Supporter

The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and advocacy to save babies and in 2003 launched a campaign to address the increasing rate of premature birth. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site.

SEQUENOM
Supporter

SEQUENOM is committed to providing the best genetic analysis products that translate genomic science into superior solutions for molecular medicine and biomedical research. The Company's proprietary MassARRAY system is a high- performance DNA analysis platform that efficiently and precisely measures the amount of genetic target material and variations therein. The system is able to deliver reliable and specific data from complex biological samples and from genetic target material that is only available in trace amounts. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.sequenom.com.

Merck Sharp & Dohme
Supporter

Merck Sharp & Dohme is the Australian subsidiary of the global research-based pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. Since 1995 the company has brought 17 innovative new therapies to Australians - from osteoporosis and high cholesterol to antibiotics and HIV medicines. Our late stage pipeline includes vaccines for shingles, human papillomavirus and rotavirus-induced infant diarrhoea; and a DP-IV inhibitor for the treatment of Type II diabetes.

Merck Sharp & Dohme is actively partnering with Australian researchers to bring their discoveries to the world. Our significant investment in Australian medical research ranks us among Australia's top 40 firms.

Healthscope Molecular
Supporter

Healthscope Molecular (HM) is the molecular biotechnology division of the $1 billion Healthscope Ltd group performing over 100,000 molecular diagnostic tests annually. HM is currently focussing its research efforts into the clinical application of pharmacogenomics. It is currently participating in a seven nation, international collaborative trial to investigate the clinical utility of pharmacogenomics in mental health. It is also commercialising a number of pre-natal screening tests including IVF PGD.

Johnson & Johnson Research Pty Limited (JJR)
Student Prize Award

Johnson & Johnson Research Pty Limited (JJR) was established in Sydney in 1987 as a subsidiary of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) group of global healthcare companies. JJR's mission is to apply its core capabilities and propriety knowledge in nucleic acid technologies to be at the forefront of the discovery and development of leading edge products in healthcare.

To fulfill its mission, JJR conducts both internal laboratory research programs and external business development. The internal laboratory programs are focused on using nucleic acids for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human disease. The external business development program is focused on identifying and supporting science & technology innovations in the broader research and biotechnology community in Australia & New Zealand; JJR has many collaborations with research groups in Australian universities and research institutes and is an active member of the Biotechnology Community in the Asia-Pacific region.

JJR establishes interactions with J&J worldwide in order to bring innovations arising from both its internal and external programs to the international market.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Companies are invited to participate as sponsors and exhibitors during the 11^th International Congress of Human Genetics. The congress will provide an opportunity for organisations involved in all aspects of genetics to exhibit and promote their interest to professional delegates. Please download the Sponsorship and Exhibition Prospectus (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).