Margrethe Biong (the Norwegian Research Council), Astrid Bjerke (the Norwegian Cancer Society), Marine Jeanmougin (Oslo Cancer Cluster) and Ketil Widerberg (Oslo Cancer Cluster) represented Norway at the kick-off-meeting in Lisboa.

Europe united against cancer 

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Europe has its own moonshot against cancer!

The European Union has awarded 6 million euros to a consortium of 57 organizations spanning across 28 countries. They have joined forces to fight cancer at all levels of society, by supporting cancer research and innovation, policy development and citizen engagement. 

“The ambitious approach taken by the European Commission to reduce the cancer burden for patients requires a coordinated response from relevant actors across Europe,” commented Marine Jeanmougin, responsible for EU affairs and digitalisation at Oslo Cancer Cluster.

The project is called ECHoS and is coordinated by the Portugese Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica (AICIB). Oslo Cancer Cluster together with partners of Cancer Mission Hub Norway have contributed from the Norwegian side. 

“The strong collaboration between Oslo Cancer Cluster, the Research Council, the Cancer Society and their partners, has brought Norway to take a central role in ECHoS. The Cancer Mission Hub Norway has the potential to shape best practices, in a joint effort with our European collaborators,” Jeanmougin commented. 

Read the press release (in English)

Read the press release (in Norwegian)

 

 

Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs

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The European project ECHoS (Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies) was recommended for funding by the European Commission.

ECHoS (Establishing of Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies) aims to support the implementation of the Cancer Mission activities in all member states and associated countries through the establishment and development of Cancer Mission Hubs operating at national, regional and local levels. 

In Norway, a national Cancer Mission Hub has already been set up in a collaborative effort from various actors of the oncology ecosystem. Several members of the hub are active partners in ECHoS, including Oslo Cancer Cluster, the Norwegian Research Council, the Norwegian Cancer Society, Oslo University Hospital and SINTEF.