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We foster scientific and technical coordination of EU activities on cancer, while expanding the EU’s capacities and systems for prevention, early detection, treatment and care.

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Recent EC funded projects that started between January and February 2025

Cancer

Cancer projects tool

 

AcronymProject titleCoordinatorFunding
PACAPPromotion of physical activity for cancer patientsA.S.D. RUNNING MATERA (IT)Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+)
BIG-SUPPORTBIG-SUPPORT- SUstainability for Patient-focused breast cancer research, Philanthropy, OutReach, and neTworkingBREAST INTERNATIONAL GROUP, B.I.G.AISBL (BE)EU4Health Programme (EU4H)
ENSP FY 2025-2026ENSP - A pillar of stability and continuity in Tobacco Control: Nurturing a Tobacco-Free Next Generation amidst Leadership Transition in the European UnionEUROPEAN NETWORK FOR SMOKING PREVENTION (BE)EU4Health Programme (EU4H)
PREVALNCDPREVENTING NCDs: STRENGHENING CAPACITY AND EVIDENCE FOR THE REDUCTION OF ALCOHOL-RELATED HARMEUROCARE - EUROPEAN ALCOHOL POLICY ALLIANCE AISBL (BE)EU4Health Programme (EU4H)
ESOHISTO project information Hybrid endoscope for esophageal in vivo histology and histochemistryMEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN (AT)EIC Pathfinder Open
BoneOscopyLive Cell Spectroscopy Analysis for Personalised Particle Radiation Therapy of Metastatic Bone CancerDEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM HEIDELBERG (DE)EIC Pathfinder Open
Immuno-OCTIn vivo Immunofluorescence-Optical Coherence TomographySTICHTING VU (NL)ERC ADVANCED GRANTS
RARA AMLHarnessing RARA signalling for curative AML therapiesINSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (FR)ERC ADVANCED GRANTS
SeleCStemExploiting the activity of the ALDH enzyme to develop highly selective drugs for cancer stem cellsAGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (ES)ERC STARTING GRANTS
GLIOMERSLeveraging Polymer Therapeutics as Nanomedicine for Local Glioblastoma ImmunotherapyUNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (IT)ERC STARTING GRANTS
MUSCADAdvanced analysis of multiparametric volumetric ultrafast ultrasound: a novel approach for non-invasive breast cancer diagnosisINSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (FR)ERC STARTING GRANTS
IDENTIKITIDENTIfication and tracking of cancer-prone cells in KIdney TubulesUNIVERSITA VITA-SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE (IT)ERC STARTING GRANTS
TerSorDissecting transcription termination and RNA sorting in MYCN-driven tumorsJULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT WURZBURG (DE)ERC STARTING GRANTS
INVIVO-CAR-TImproving CAR-T cell therapies through AAV-mediated genetic engineeringKAROLINSKA INSTITUTET (SE)ERC STARTING GRANTS
EXPLOITsenHarnessing senescence to improve cell-based therapies against cancerEBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN (DE)ERC STARTING GRANTS
CO-TRANS-NETSynthetic nucleic acid co-transcriptional networks as diagnostic and therapeutic toolsUNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA (IT)ERC STARTING GRANTS
POLISUnderstanding the impact of environmental POLlution on the adaptive Immune SystemDEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR NEURODEGENERATIVE ERKRANKUNGEN EV (DE)ERC STARTING GRANTS
REalCYCLEReassessing Bacterial Cell Cycle Regulation: Revealing Novel Regulatory Principles  in Realistic EnvironmentsUNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN (BE)ERC STARTING GRANTS
VASC-IMMUNETargeting the vascular-immune interface to induce anti-tumor immunityUPPSALA UNIVERSITET (SE)ERC SYNERGY GRANTS
OASISOPTIMAL METHODS TO CHARACTERIZE ADC RESISTANCE IN SOLID TUMORS AND IDENTIFY CLINICALLY USEFUL BIOMARKERSINSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY (FR)Innovative non-animal human-based tools and strategies for biomedical research
DroneMTBDirected and Responsive Oncology Nanoparticle-releasing microrobots from Engineered MagnetoTactic BacteriaCOMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (FR)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
DeMOBiliseDevelopment of Metastatic Organ-on-a-Chip for modelling the role of sex steroids in Bladder cancer metastasis to boneUNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK (IE)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
GateMOFMolecular gated Eco-MOFs for anti-cancer drug deliveryUNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA (ES)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
DETECTIVEDEmystifying Targets in Endothelial Cells for anti-Tumor Immunity improVEmentsVIB VZW (BE)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
noCOLDmoreReprogramming eNdOthelial cells in immune-COLD tuMORsVIB VZW (BE)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
SMART-AMLSMART-AML: Shaping Marrow Adiposity to Redefine Treatment in Acute Myeloid LeukemiaUNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT (NL)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
INTERCONNECTIONSInterplay of epithelial mechanics and neutrophil activation as a pathomechanism in refractory IBD and colorectal cancer patientsUNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM ERLANGEN (DE)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
PROSPERPromoting RObust Systems biology on Patients and Experimental models with obesity-driven liveR cancerMEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN (AT)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
CARLYDevelopment and characterization of a novel CAR T-cell therapy for NHLFUNDACIO INSTITUT DE RECERCA CONTRA LA LEUCEMIA JOSEP CARRERAS (ES)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
GBM4EPIDevelopment of glioblastoma and blood-tumour barrier models for investigating the combination therapy of anticancer agents and efflux pump inhibitorsUNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO (IT)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
MultiTheranosticTheranostic magnetic nano-based codelivery system for boosting cancer immunotherapyINTERNATIONAL IBERIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (PT)MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
EVEREST project information  Extracellular Vesicle Research Exchanges for Advanced Biomarkers and TherapeuticsUNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN (IE)MSCA Staff Exchanges 2023
PMPCCentre of Excellence for Precision Medicine in Pediatric CareBERNU KLINISKA UNIVERSITATES SLIMNICA VALSTS SIA (LV)Teaming for Excellence