Lowy Cancer Research Centre
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The Lowy Cancer Research Centre is a facility at The University of New South Wales. It is Australia's first facility bringing together researchers in childhood and adult cancers, and one of the country's largest cancer research facilities, housing up to 400 researchers. The centre, named for businessman Frank Lowy
Frank Lowy
Frank Lowy, AC is an Australian-Israeli businessman. He is a co-founder of the Westfield Group, operator of over 100 shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Great Britain...

, who donated $10 million towards the project, was officially opened on 28 May 2010. It is home to researchers from the UNSW Faculty of Medicine
UNSW Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine is a constituent body of the University of New South Wales, Australia.The Faculty was established in July 1960. It has nine schools:* School of Medical Sciences* School of Psychiatry* School of Public Health and Community Medicine...

 and Children's Cancer Institute Australia.

Funding

The Lowy Cancer Research Centre was built with funding from numerous private and government organisations, including:
  • Australian businessman Frank Lowy - donated $10million
  • Australian Government - made a contribution of $13.3million
  • The Australian Cancer Research Foundation
    Australian Cancer Research Foundation
    The Australian Cancer Research Foundation is an Australian not-for-profit organisation which awards grants to cancer research organisations, specifically for high-end equipment purchases and infrastructure development.-History and structure:...

     - $3.1million for the establishment of the ACRF Drug Discovery Centre for Childhood Cancer.
  • The bulk of the $127million cost was obtained from the sale of the Little Bay
    Little Bay, New South Wales
    Little Bay is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Little Bay is located 14 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Randwick....

     sporting fields at UNSW, which were sold for $103million.

Research Impact

Lowy Symposium

The Lowy Symposium is a cancer conference to be held every two years at the Lowy Cancer Research Centre in Sydney.

The Symposium brings together Australian and International leading cancer researchers in the one place to discuss real-time breakthroughs in cancer treatments and cures.

The first Lowy Symposium with the theme Discovering Cancer Therapeutics was held on 16–18 May 2010 leading up to the official opening of the new Centre. Among the notable guests were Nobel Laureate K Barry Sharpless, Vishva Dixit, and Nicholas Dracopoli.

Launch celebrations for the new ACRF Drug Discovery for Childhood Cancer, which is housed in the Lowy Cancer Research Centre, were also held during the Symposium.

Official Opening

On 28 May 2010 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...

 joined by NSW Premier Kristina Keneally
Kristina Keneally
Kristina Kerscher Keneally MP, is an Australian politician and was the 42nd Premier of New South Wales. She was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales and thus Premier in 2009, but went on to lose government to the Liberal/National Coalition at the March 2011 state election...

opened the Lowy Cancer Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia.

In his speech at the official opening, Prime Minister Rudd said:

“To take us further we need research. And that is where the Lowy Centre will come into its own.

Lahznimmo Architects in association with Wilson Architects designed The Lowy Cancer Research Centre with environmental sustainability in mind.

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