Norwegian Cancer Society grant MNOK 160
The 2013 year’s grant to cancer research in Norway, 160 million NOK (EUR 20 M) is the largest grant the Norwegian Cancer Society has ever given.
“It is fantastic that we are able to provide such a large amount to our top cancer researchers in Norway”, says Secretary-General Anne Lise Ryel, Norwegian Cancer Society. “This is made possible thanks to our big and small, but always generous donors and members”.
The money will be divided among 121 projects at 12 research institutions across the country. The three institutions that will receive the most are: Oslo University Hospital (MNOK 73), the University of Oslo (MNOK 35) and the University of Bergen (MNOK 24). Download a full overview over the projects here (in Norwegian).
Enables quality boost
For Oslo Cancer Cluster member NTNU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the grants constitute a significant contribution to the university’s cancer research: “The money enables us to boost the quality of our research”, says Dean Stig Slørdahl from the Faculty of Medicine. “It was a great joy to receive this funding, especially when we know that only the best projects receives funding.”
One of the cancer researchers at NTNU that got funding for here project is Bodil Merete Kavli, whom you can read more about in the Cancer Society’s blog. She’s trying to find out which mechanisms inside the cells causes the development of lymphoma cancer. Thanks to the award from the Cancer Society, Kavli is now able to finance a four year research position.
About The Norwegian Cancer Society
The society is the largest non-government sponsor of independent cancer research in Norway. Over the last 10 years the Norwegian Cancer society has granted 1.6 billion NOK (EUR 2bn) to cancer research. This represents over 25 prosent of total resources Norwegian researchers have at their disposal for their research. Read more here: www.kreftforeningen.no
Pucture: Cancer researcher Bodil Merete Kavli at NTNU, surprised by the Cancer Society and Norwegian Television. Photo: Arild Domaas, NCS
