Program Partners
UNIVERSITY of MELBOURNE
Role: Support for Research and Development.
The University of Melbourne is a public-spirited institution, ranked among the finest universities in the world. We value research, learning and engagement that serves public interests. The Melbourne Faculty of Science is a leader in scientific research/education. Our mission is to create entrepreneurial leaders of the future — who will drive innovation and productivity to make a sustainable impact on the world.
PLANET WHEELER
Role: Program Partner and funder.
The Planet Wheeler Foundation was established in 2008 by Maureen and Tony Wheeler, founders of Lonely Planet Publications. Planet Wheeler is based in Melbourne, Australia and currently funds over 50 projects in the developing world. The foundation's purpose is to support practical and effective projects which make a difference in the alleviation of poverty.
KRÖBER MEDIZINTECHNIK
Role: Manufacturer
The family company Kröber Medizintechnik has been manufacturing and selling medical devices for the homecare sector since 1981.
DAK FOUNDATION
The DAK Foundation was founded by Dave and Kerry Rickards and is a small group of diverse individuals, focused on providing maximum humanitarian benefit to people in need in the developing world, in the most effective way possible, always bearing culture and context in mind.
LABY FOUNDATION
The Laby Foundation continues the legacy of Thomas Howell Laby, former Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne.
PHARMALEX
PharmaLex is a leading provider of specialized services for the pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech industries. PharmaLex guides you from early strategic planning activities and non-clinical requirements through clinical development, regulatory submission processes and post-approval/maintenance post-launch activities. PharmaLex’s experts use technology enabled solutions to support you through the entire product lifecycle. PharmaLex delivers exceptional results — going above and beyond the standard to deliver tailor-made solutions worldwide.
EWB
Engineers Without Borders Australia is a community organisation that creates social value through engineering. Through partnerships and collaboration they’ve focused on developing skills, knowledge and appropriate engineering solutions since 2003.
GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA
Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting bold ideas with big impact in global health. Funded by the Government of Canada through the Development Innovation Fund announced in the 2008 Federal Budget they fund innovators in low and middle income countries and Canada. Grand Challenges Canada works with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other global health foundations and organizations to find sustainable long-term solutions through integrated innovation - bold ideas which integrate science, technology, social and business innovation.
USAID
The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50 years.
GATES FOUNDATION
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health with vaccines and other life-saving tools and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty.
NORWEIGEN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The objective of Norway’s development policy is to fight poverty and bring about social justice. The Government has achieved its target of allocating 1 percent of gross national income to international development.
UKAID
The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK government’s effort to fight global poverty. DFID’s overall aim is to reduce poverty in poorer countries, in particular through achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
KOICA
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was established in April 1991, as the Korean government agency responsible for grant-based foreign aid. To more effectively combat poverty and support sustainable socioeconomic growth of partner countries, KOICA is expanding partnerships with other donor agencies, international organizations, and both domestic and global private players, while seeking out new actors with applicable innovations and technologies.
NORAD
Norad is the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. We do the quality-assurance of Norwegian Development Cooperation.The Agency is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In matters regarding Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), Norad reports to the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment.