• Aleksi Šedo
    Biomedical science is trying to find ways to help patients whom clinical medicine so far cannot help.
    Aleksi Šedo
  • Ondřej Slabý
    Cancer research that really helps is always based on intensive interdisciplinary collaboration.
    Ondřej Slabý
  • Marián Hajdúch
    Our research teams make constant, incremental progress in both diagnosing and treating cancers – and they will never give up in fighting this enemy.
    Marián Hajdúch
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progress in the fight against cancer

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Research of cancers represents about 25% of all biomedical research in the Czech Republic. It is an area that has a long tradition in our country and its current results are, in international comparison, above the average.

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28. 4. 2025

Brussels takes note of the NICR initiative

The conference "Accelerating Cancer Research and Innovation in Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures for Europe" offered a insight into how cancer research can transform clinical practice. Director of NICR Aleksi Šedo was among those invited to speak in Brussels, where he presented the activities and objectives of the national institute.
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In addition to several large European and Czech scientific infrastructures, the National Institute for Cancer Research will also cooperate with various university hospitals, pharmaceutic or biotechnological companies, patient organisations, and other partners.

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