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Cancer Research UK, NCI partner for $550M Grand Cancer Challenges initiative

August 27, 2020 11:58 PM UTC

The National Cancer Institute has joined forces with Cancer Research UK to fund the $550 million Grand Cancer Challenges initiative to support multidisciplinary research teams around the globe in addressing unanswered questions in cancer research.

The announcement Thursday builds upon CRUK’s Grand Challenges program, which started in 2015 with £100 million ($152.4 million) invested toward the same goal. ...