On May 12, 2016, technology entrepreneur and founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison announced the donation $200 million to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that combined interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and treatment of cancer.

Ellison’s gift will provide the lead investment for a state-of-the-art facility in west Los Angeles that will serve as the Ellison Institute’s home.

The building will house interdisciplinary cancer research laboratories focused on scientific discovery and innovation. Clinical advances will focus on transforming cancer treatment through technology and an interactive care clinic that offers patients world-class healthcare.

The Ellison Institute will draw collaborators from across conventional health and wellness fields, as well as from a broad range of other disciplines such as physics, biology, math and engineering to study cancer and potential ways to prevent, detect and treat the disease.

The institute will complement and integrate cancer research being conducted by faculty physicians and scientists across the university.