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Iain Foulkes is the executive director of research and innovation at Cancer Research UK and chief executive of Cancer Research Technology. He began his career as a research scientist, completing his PhD at the Beatson Institute, before becoming a scientist and medical journalist.

Visualisation of the Cancer Revolution exhibit

Announcing ‘Cancer Revolution’ – a world-first exhibition to engage people with progress against cancer

Category: Opinion
July 28, 2021
Iain Foulkes
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3 minute read

We’re proud to be the Expert Partners for ‘Cancer Revolution’, a cutting-edge, world-first exhibition about cancer that will open it’s doors in Manchester and London.

Iain Foulkes, our executive director of research at Cancer Research UK

Opinion: ‘Let’s not be short-sighted – the UK’s medical research charities need urgent support’

Category: Opinion
September 24, 2020
Iain Foulkes
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4 minute read

Today’s new figures, from the UK’s National Cancer Research Institute, project a devastating 24% drop in the UK’s overall cancer research spending this year, driven by a 46% fall in charity sector funding.