CPAdvance™

Global data. Real Impact.

World-leading cerebral palsy expertise

For more than 80 years, Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) has been at the forefront of cerebral palsy research, innovation, and support.

CPA is the world’s largest private funder of cerebral palsy (CP) research.

We are recognised globally as a centre of excellence for cerebral palsy, working closely with families, researchers, clinicians, and innovators to unlock possibilities and improve lives.

As the largest cerebral palsy related, not-for-profit in the world with more than 2,560 employees, we can claim many world firsts.

Dropping the rate and severity of CP in Australia by 40%.
Creating and developing the first best practice international guidelines adopted globally for CP treatment.
The initiator and administrator of World CP Day, CP360 and CPActive - global advocacy programs.
Established the world’s foremost disability tech startup Remarkable, so far, investing more than $7 million in disability startups around the world.
Funding the Chair of Cerebral Palsy, Chair of Technology and Innovation, Chair of Allied Health, and Director of Research, Victoria.
Assisted in establishing 14 cerebral palsy registers in low- to- middle- income countries globally.
Establishing the only 3 Early Diagnosis Clinics – where infants at risk of CP can be assessed immediately.

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute are leaders in research in evidence-based CP care in causes, prevention, epidemiology, early diagnosis, early intervention, regenerative medicine, and assistive technology.

Our research priorities are informed by people with CP and their families, and CP Quest leads our research partnership with people with lived experience.

We power research through data. Our CP Register and international partnerships help uncover causes, track trends, and reduce the impact of cerebral palsy.

We actively support registers across countries like New Zealand, Singapore, Bangladesh China, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, driving progress through collaboration, access to services, and life-changing research.

We can see the impact of our achievements, and that we contribute directly to shifting outcomes on a national and international scale

Global data. Real impact.

CPAdvance

CPAdvance allows you to learn from our research and innovation success to enrich your expertise and career. Designed for health professionals, educators, caregivers and policy leaders, you will benefit first-hand from trusted knowledge backed by science and lived experience.

CPAdvance is more than just training, it’s being part of a movement towards a growing global community committed to equity, excellence, and inclusion.

This is your opportunity to be part of the bigger picture. A chance to share in our bold vision: a future where nothing is impossible for people with cerebral palsy (CP) and similar conditions.