“This conference is a class above the current alternatives” – EACR Liquid Biopsies Virtual...
In November, the EACR held our second conference on Liquid Biopsies, this time in a virtual format. Over two afternoons there were 7 invited...
Winner announced for the EACR & Nanostring European Cancer Transcriptome Atlas Grant
We're pleased to announce that Dr. Vasilis Stavrinides from UCL, UK is the winner of the EACR & NanoString European Cancer Transcriptome Atlas Grant,...
European Cancer Mission: researchers, policy makers, charities and patient organizations team up to draft...
The yearly burden of cancer is expected to increase in the 28 EU member states from 3.0 mio cases in 2018 to around 4.0...
EACR Virtual Congress 2020: “Highly enriching and a great experience”
The COVID-19 crisis meant a lot of people had to change their plans for 2020 very quickly. We weren't able to hold our Congress...
EACR webinars and virtual conferences: the “new normal”
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the cancer research community operates and the EACR has also adapted during these times. In April we...
Announcing the large-scale international EuCanImage Project
The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) is one of 20 partners of the EuCanImage Consortium, whose €10-million grant proposal has been selected for...
We support the European Research Council
The European Association for Cancer Research joins with the European Academy of Cancer Sciences in noting with dismay the recent negative publicity about the...
EACR-AACR-ASPIC Tumor Microenvironment: “This conference was an embodiment of the crème de la crème”
Over 600 people from 48 countries met in Lisbon for the first EACR-AACR Basic & Translation Research Conference, which was centred around the Tumor...
A Matter of Life or Death 2020: “Extremely Inspiring”
125 people from 29 countries including New Zealand, Malaysia and India all met in the stunning Centro Congressi Giovanni XIII in Bergamo, Italy for...
EACR member awarded Sjöberg Prize for decisive discoveries about cell growth
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sjöberg Prize 2020 of one million US dollars to Michael N. Hall (Biozentrum,...
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