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Our people
Our specialist teams are at the heart of everything we do. From therapeutic innovation to commercial partnerships, meet the experts fast-tracking scientific breakthroughs into patient benefit.
Our expertise
Our teams offer the full spectrum of translational expertise, from target assessment and validation, drug discovery, pre-clinical and clinical capabilities and translational funding to licensing, industry collaboration, entrepreneurial training and start-up creation expertise. We work together with one vision: to rapidly advance novel cancer discoveries and translate these into life-saving therapies.
Meet our scientific experts
Therapeutic Innovation
Our drug discovery team, Therapeutic Innovation, accelerates the discovery of novel cancer treatments. We unite world-class experts and cutting-edge technology to embrace novel approaches and deliver ground breaking therapies. We are a single organisation with multiple sites embedded in leading UK academic and biotech centres.
Meet our commercial experts
Our Commercial Partnerships team is committed to building strong collaborations to identify and accelerate the translation of innovative discoveries into life-changing cancer treatments and diagnostics. They're uniquely placed to support translational funding, entrepreneurial development, licensing and collaboration and start-up creation.
Search and Evaluation
Our Search and Evaluation team identifies promising cancer research opportunities, both domestically and globally, funded by Cancer Research UK. We meticulously assess these discoveries for their clinical potential, safeguarding intellectual property and cultivating strategic partnerships or spin-out companies to expedite their translation into life-changing treatments.
Ventures
Our specialist Ventures team provides seed funding, access to expert networks and business building support to high-potential, early-stage start-ups. We do this globally from within and beyond the Cancer Research UK network to propel them into patient impact faster.
We support venture creation, shape company growth and catalyse investment.
Business Development
Our Business Development team bridges the gap between our research and industry. We market our technologies, build partnerships through licensing, collaborations and foster industry alliances aligned with Cancer Research UK's data strategy.
Strategic Alliances
Our Strategic Alliances team work closely with industry, investors, academia and other partners to create tailored collaborations with the aim of addressing specific cancer challenges.
Business Operations
Our Business Operations team is dedicated to streamlining commercial processes. They specialise in managing partnerships, patents, business intelligence, and digital products, offering a centralised solution with a strong focus on customer satisfaction.
CancerTools.org
CancerTools.org is a non-profit, global research tools collaborative where cancer researchers from over 180 institutes worldwide, contribute research tools and share knowledge to accelerate cancer research discoveries.
Our governance
Cancer Research Horizons and Therapeutic Innovation boards
We're steered by experts in cancer research, medicine, and business to ensure our work has the most impact for patients.
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