9th Southern Cross Australasian Travel and Tropical Medicine Conference

11-13 September 2026. Venue: InterContinental Brisbane, Australia

Platinum Sponsor

Sanofi

Sanofi is an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. We apply our deep understanding of the immune system to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world, with an innovative pipeline that could benefit millions more. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives; this inspires us to drive progress and deliver positive impact for our people and the communities we serve, by addressing the most urgent healthcare, environmental, and societal challenges of our time

Silver Sponsor

Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Summary coming soon.

Workshop Sponsor

QIMR Berghofer

QIMR Berghofer is a world-leading medical research institute, renowned for our efforts in both discovery and real patient outcomes. We tackle globally important diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Our Population Health Program aims to prevent ill-health in communities and improve patient care, quality of life, and survival rates, so that all Australians and our regional neighbours have the opportunity to enjoy good health. Our studies are helping develop treatment guidelines to ensure all patients receive the best possible care, prevent hospital admissions, improve wellbeing, and reduce mortality.

Session Sponsor

James Cook University

 JCU Public Health and Tropical Medicine programs equip students with the knowledge and practical skills to address complex health challenges, particularly in tropical, rural, remote, Indigenous, and resource-limited settings. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice, ethical decision-making, and community impact, our graduates are recognised for their leadership and innovation across both Australian and global contexts. Whether working to prevent infectious diseases, manage non-communicable conditions, or strengthen health systems, JCU students are prepared to make a meaningful and lasting difference in the communities they serve.

Trade Exhibitors

ASHM Health

Biocelect

Biocelect Pty Ltd is a privately owned, full-service Australian pharmaceutical company. We work with local and overseas partners to bring critical pharmaceutical products and medical technology solutions to the Australian market. Our priority areas include infectious diseases, specialty care and in-vitro diagnostics, a portfolio that also enables us to support the Australian Government and key organisations in emergency health planning.

In addition to our travel range, infectious disease portfolio and novel medical diagnostics, Biocelect is the sponsor of the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, NVX-CoV2373 for Australia and New Zealand. We are proud to play an important part in our Governments’ COVID-19 management plans by providing options for the vaccine program rollout.

CSL Seqirus

Equip

Skin Shield Products

Skin Shield Products is a family owned New Zealand company specialising in insect repellents! Our repellents are the product of choice of travel medicine specialists throughout Australasia, and are also the standard issue products to various military organisations… so our repellents are tested in some of the harshest environments around the globe – and they work! Better still they smell good and feel good! We have products to suit everyone’s needs – from 100% natural repellents, Picaridin and varying strengths of DEET. Our products are tested against the Aedes aegypti mosquito with exceptional results with 100% protection for 6.9 – 10+ hrs**. 

So, if you’re looking for a repellent which works and is pleasant to wear – Repel is all you need!

 **Independent field trial conducted by The Edward Koch Foundation in Cairns, Australia. April 2016

Coffee Cart Sponsor

Sanofi

We are an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the centre of our ambitions.

ECR & Student Networking Dinner

QIMR Berghofer

QIMR Berghofer is a world-leading medical research institute, renowned for our efforts in both discovery and real patient outcomes. We tackle globally important diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Our Population Health Program aims to prevent ill-health in communities and improve patient care, quality of life, and survival rates, so that all Australians and our regional neighbours have the opportunity to enjoy good health. Our studies are helping develop treatment guidelines to ensure all patients receive the best possible care, prevent hospital admissions, improve wellbeing, and reduce mortality.

Lanyard & Name Badge Sponsor

The University of Queensland

The University of Queensland ranks consistently among the world’s top universities and delivers unparalleled teaching, learning and research excellence.   UQ’s ODeSI team advances infectious disease prevention, control, and elimination by generating new evidence and delivering innovative solutions to guide health policy and practice.  Collaborating closely with clinical and public health decision-makers, team members co-design research, implement and evaluate interventions, and explore innovative methods and technologies for disease prevention and control.  ODeSI researchers have extensive expertise in infectious disease epidemiology, focusing on neglected tropical diseases, emerging infections, antimicrobial resistance, vaccine-preventable diseases, travel medicine, global health, digital health, and implementation science.

ECR & Student Prize Sponsor

Journal of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal of tropical medicine and infectious disease published monthly online by MDPI. It is the official journal of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM) and its Joint Faculties of Travel Medicine and Expedition and Wilderness Medicine.

Impact Factor: 3.1 (2025); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.2 (2025)