Partners

We're building exceptional connections across the life sciences community through our academic, commercial and investment partners.

Our partnerships leverage complementary goals and expertise, along with intellectual resources, infrastructure, and funding, to bring life-improving treatments to patients faster.

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180

invention disclosures in 2024/25

30-40

priority patents filed each year

150+

active licence agreements

How we partner

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Licensing opportunities

Discover the innovations we have available for collaboration, that will help create the medicines of tomorrow.

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Our start-up portfolio

With a growing portfolio of start-ups, we're bringing together the community to spark the next breakthrough in cancer research.

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Drug discovery and development

We identify, develop and commercialise promising ideas into successful cancer therapeutics, diagnostics and enabling technologies.

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Researchers

We support innovative research that can benefit society. Let us help you turn your ideas into meaningful progress for patients.

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Investors

We invest and co-invest in societal progress, and in the people who can turn ideas into a business reality. Explore investment opportunities with us.

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Our 2024-25 annual review is out now

Latest news

We're excited to share our latest annual review. From expanding our Seed Fund and launching new ventures, to advancing global partnerships and supporting researchers at every stage of their journey, it highlights our commitment to building a future where every discovery has the chance to change lives.

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Listen to the "Partnerships to beat cancer" podcast

Partner insights

What goes into maintaining a strong long-term strategic partnership? What are the most common hurdles that can be encountered? 

Our new podcast explains how commercial and academic partners come together to take on the challenges that no one else can. 

All episodes live now. 

Listen here
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Our drug discovery alliance with Astex Pharmaceuticals

A partner's perspective

"Our strategic alliance with Newcastle and Cancer Research Horizons is an important and successful collaboration for Astex. We are excited to extend our alliance to discover novel compounds to take forward into development."
-David Rees, Chief Scientific Officer of Astex Pharmaceuticals

Explore the alliance

Explore our track record

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Our partnerships

Cancer Research Horizons partners across the fields of academia, industry, drug discovery and investors.

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Explore our pipeline

We've played a role in delivering 14 new cancer treatments for patients. Explore our clinical and preclinical assets currently in development.

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Our start-up portfolio

With a growing portfolio of start-ups, we're bringing together the community to spark the next breakthrough in cancer research.

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Can you help guide researchers along the entrepreneurial journey?

We're looking for mentors and partners to join our network of world-leading technical experts, commercial and specialist advisors and seasoned entrepreneurs.

Share your expertise and help researchers:

  • Understand licensing and intellectual property protection
  • Develop strong commercial propositions
  • Navigate company formation, management team building and scaling up capabilities

Join our expert network

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Find out more about partnering with us

We're seeking powerful partnerships with research institutions, commercial organisations, researchers and investors.

Contact us