Philanthropy and partnerships

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Cancer Grand Challenges: Michele Cleary on celebrating women in science 

The CEO of The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, who co-fund the Cancer Grand Challenges SPECIFICANCER team, tells us why she chooses to challenge. The CEO of The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, who co-fund the Cancer Grand Challenges SPECIFICANCER team, tells us why she chooses to challenge.

8 March 2021

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Paying it forward: When Maria met Sheeba

On International Women’s Day, we share the inspiring story of one of our clinician scientists and the philanthropist who supports her work. On International Women’s Day, we share the inspiring story of one of our clinician scientists and the philanthropist who supports her work.

8 March 2021

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NFL UK LIVE, a Super Bowl Special in support of World Cancer Day

We highlight how some of our innovative partners, including NFL UK, embraced this year’s World Cancer Day campaign and found new ways to help people donate. We highlight how some of our innovative partners, including NFL UK, embraced this year’s World Cancer Day campaign and found new ways to help people donate.

1 March 2021

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Professor Greg Hannon: “Core funding is a privilege and we should use it to tackle big problems in new ways”

We speak with Professor Greg Hannon about how philanthropy has benefited his innovative work. We speak with Professor Greg Hannon about how philanthropy has benefited his innovative work.

22 February 2021

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“Helping to shine a torch into the darkness has been incredible”: 5 times philanthropy helped change the course of cancer research

This World Cancer Day, we hear from the philanthropists who supported some of our most exciting projects. This World Cancer Day, we hear from the philanthropists who supported some of our most exciting projects.

4 February 2021

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“We wanted to do everything we could to support them”: Nick and Annette Razey give £1m to back Cancer Grand Challenges team

Their donation, which rises to £1.25m with Gift Aid, will help scientists uncover secrets of the gut microbiome, which could lead to new bowel cancer treatments Their donation, which rises to £1.25m with Gift Aid, will help scientists uncover secrets of the gut microbiome, which could lead to new bowel cancer treatments

3 February 2021

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“We’re proud to work with an amazing charity”: Co-op Legal Services on raising £200k for our research

As Co-op Legal Services celebrates a new fundraising milestone raised for life-saving cancer research, we hear what our partnership means to them As Co-op Legal Services celebrates a new fundraising milestone raised for life-saving cancer research, we hear what our partnership means to them

14 January 2021

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Three influential partnerships making waves in cancer drug development

We highlight some of the most exciting science to emerge from our commercial partnerships over the past year. We highlight some of the most exciting science to emerge from our commercial partnerships over the past year.

22 December 2020

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How the Crick took on coronavirus: highlights from our latest live panel discussion

In our latest virtual event, streamed live from the Francis Crick Institute, our expert panel discussed the science behind the pandemic headlines. In our latest virtual event, streamed live from the Francis Crick Institute, our expert panel discussed the science behind the pandemic headlines.

1 December 2020

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Reasons to be thankful: 5 US researchers on their work to defeat cancer

As Thanksgiving 2020 is celebrated across the pond, five of our brilliant American researchers tell us why they’re grateful to work in cancer research. As Thanksgiving 2020 is celebrated across the pond, five of our brilliant American researchers tell us why they’re grateful to work in cancer research.

26 November 2020

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The thrills and skills of becoming an entrepreneur

We speak to five researchers who took the plunge and developed their ideas into brand-new businesses. We speak to five researchers who took the plunge and developed their ideas into brand-new businesses.

19 November 2020

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Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald: “We're on the cusp of being able to make more precise cancer diagnoses”

The indefatigable inventor of the Cytosponge-TFF3 detection test, Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, shares the story of its creation. The indefatigable inventor of the Cytosponge-TFF3 detection test, Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, shares the story of its creation.

4 November 2020