What is Par 5?

Par 5 is a unique world-first business network and marketplace established at Pancare Foundation; the leading Australian organisation committed to improving lives and outcomes for people impacted by upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. Upper GI includes five lethal cancers: pancreatic, stomach, liver, oesophageal and biliary cancer. All five have extremely low survival rates and poor patient outcomes, taking the lives of more than 9,000 Australians every year, leaving families devastated. This is unacceptable and must be addressed through much greater targeted investment into world-leading cancer research.

Par 5 offers members unprecedented, private, and compelling customer acquisition, procurement, and business partnership opportunities. Par 5 works with members to identify opportunities, make connections, and achieve tangible business outcomes through facilitated networking and premium events. Funding is generated for cancer research via revenue-sharing arrangements with members doing business through the program.

It is all about business connection, mutual value, and community impact.

Why?

The cancer inequity that exists in terms of awareness, funding – and progress.

The medical research funding model in Australia is broken, with early-stage researchers reliant on charities for funding.

The traditional charity funding model in Australia is under sustained pressure from market forces and cannot plug the funding gap.