Philanthropy
We acknowledge and thank our major philanthropic sponsor the Hugo Charitable Trust for their foundational support to establish the STaR Centre, over a 5 year period. The Trustees have been vitally interested in our range of research activities.


The Gut Foundation, based in Christchurch, has provided essential financial support to develop an App for the monitoring and management of abdominal pain in chronic pancreatitis patients.
Other Contributors
Individual donors and trusts who have chosen to remain anonymous are also gratefully acknowledged by the Director.