Boosting the social impact of innovative cancer research - towards a mission-oriented approach to cancer.

Julio E Celis,Alexander Eggermont,Ulrik Ringborg,Christopher P Wild,Anton Berns,Michael Baumann

doi:10.1002/1878-0261.12464

Abstract

Boosting the social impact of innovative cancer research - towards a mission-oriented approach to cancer.

Highlights

Analyses of European cancer research during the last 16 years by the cancer community and the European Commission (EC) have identified significant barriers hindering the translation of discoveries into preventive measures and therapeutic applications with a direct impact for patients
Securing a critical mass of expertise with access to complex infrastructures, adequate access to patients, and resources for sustainable activities, as well as more effective coordination of international research efforts, are some of the issues that need urgent attention. Significant recent developments, such as the establishment of Cancer Core Europe for therapeutic research (Calvo et al, 2018; Eggermont et al, 2014) and Cancer Prevention Europe (Forman et al, 2018) – both of which are consortia built on institutional collaborations – have set the agenda for tackling these problems in a concerted way
The EC recently proposed a mission-oriented approach to deal with significant societal challenges and pointed out that missions should have a scientific, social, and economic impact

Summary

Introduction

Analyses of European cancer research during the last 16 years by the cancer community and the European Commission (EC) have identified significant barriers hindering the translation of discoveries into preventive measures and therapeutic applications with a direct impact for patients. Significant recent developments, such as the establishment of Cancer Core Europe for therapeutic research (Calvo et al, 2018; Eggermont et al, 2014) and Cancer Prevention Europe (Forman et al, 2018) – both of which are consortia built on institutional collaborations – have set the agenda for tackling these problems in a concerted way.

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