Tagged with Cancer Research

Jeff Allen – CEO, Friends of Cancer Research

USA Jeff Allen – CEO, Friends of Cancer Research

USA Jeff Allen is the President & CEO of Friends of Cancer Research, a research policy and advocacy organisation based in Washington, DC. His organisation works to accelerate the development of cancer therapies through evidence-based policy and collaborative research partnerships. Allen highlights the importance of diagnostics and biomarker testing to help…

UK Charities: The Funding Giants of Medical Research

UK UK Charities: The Funding Giants of Medical Research

UK One notable quirk of the British life sciences ecosystem is the importance of its not-for-profit sector. Indeed, in 2017, UK charities poured GBP 1.6 billion (USD 2.1 billion) into medical research; more than both the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Simon Gillespie, chief…

DKFZ - German Cancer Research Center Interview with Otmar D Wiestler, Chairman of DKFZ and Vice President of Healmholtz Association, DKFZ – German Cancer Research Center

DKFZ - German Cancer Research Center The DKFZ – German Cancer Research Center – is Germany’s largest cancer research institute with an international recognition recently coroneted with the Nobel Prize to Mr Harald zur Hausen for the HPV vaccine. What were the set of values and visions that allowed the DKEZ to have such a prominent…