- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ): The DKFZ is Germany’s largest biomedical research institute and is dedicated to research for a life without cancer. DKFZ scientists identify cancer risk factors, investigate how cancer progresses, and develop new cancer prevention strategies. The DKFZ Cancer Research Academy (CRA) offers special programs to support outstanding research talent. In an international, diverse, and interdisciplinary environment, the brightest minds are trained and supported in cutting-edge cancer research.
Contact: Cancer Research Academy - cra@dkfz.de
- Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI): The Netherlands Cancer Institute comprises an internationally acclaimed research institute as well as a dedicated cancer clinic. This combination ensures rapid translation of basic research into clinical applications: today’s research for tomorrow’s cure.
Contact: Henri Van Luenen - h.v.luenen@nki.nl
- Karolinska Institutet (KI): As one of the world’s foremost medical universities, KI accounts for the single largest share of all academic medical research conducted in Sweden. KI also offers the country’s broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences.
Contact: Liselotte Bäckdahl - liselotte.backdahl@ki.se
- Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) London: The ICR is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. As well as being a world-class research institute, the ICR is a higher education institution and a member institution of the University of London.
Contact: Ben Onwuegbusi - Benjamin.Onwuegbusi@icr.ac.uk or Pascal Meier - Pascal.Meier@icr.ac.uk
- Weizmann Institute of Science: The Weizmann Institute of Science is one of the world’s leading multidisciplinary basic research institutions in the natural and exact sciences. It has a long history of investigation and discovery rooted in a mission of advancing science for the benefit of humanity. In parallel, it educates a substantial proportion of Israel’s scientific leadership and advances science literacy in schools and among the public.
Contact: Sigal Laor-Shoham - sigal.laor-shoham@weizmann.ac.il
This initiative is supported by the Fontana Foundation:
The private foundation focuses its support on socially significant institutions in the fields of culture, science, and social welfare. The foundation’s mission is to preserve and promote the beauty of ancient and classical painting and music, to foster and advance innovative research, economics, and the next generation of scholars, and to support general charitable causes.
