Translational research

Translational research projects encourage collaborations between basic and clinical research. Their goal is to study cells and their interactions with the environment, and in so doing to provide new impulses for novel therapies and clinical approaches in order to be able to act on the causes of cellular malfunction.  

Financial support for translational cancer research projects is possible thanks to:

"Allocated funds" - These funds are specifically created for each project. They come from private donations and must be used for the predetermined purpose. The Foundation guarantees that donations are used in full to finance the project to which they have been allocated.

“ISREC chairs” - These are created to offer young professors affiliated to the EPFL (School of Life Sciences - ISREC) or to a Swiss University (Faculty of biology or medicine) the opportunity to launch their career in research. They are financed by the fortune of the Foundation.

Translational research - ongoing projects

Customizing treatment in cancer patients & uncovering cancer vulnerabilities

Customizing treatment in cancer patients & uncovering cancer vulnerabilities.

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Developing off-the-shelf allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cells for childhood leukemia

This “allocated fund” derived from a donation of the Empiris charitable umbrella foundation was granted to Prof. Caroline Arber (CHUV) in April 2022…

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Targeting novel molecular networks underlying bladder cancer recurrence and progression

This “allocated fund” was granted to Prof. Camilla Jandus (University of Geneva) and Prof. Grégory Verdeil (University of Lausanne) in April 2022 for…

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Congratulations to Prof. Johanna Joyce and her research group on their publication in the prestigious journal Nature

In their study, Johanna Joyce and Vladimir Wischnewski (both of the University of Lausanne) were able to show that patients with metastatic brain…

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SUR – SRP - July 3 to August 25, 2023

The ISREC Foundation supports 4 students within the scope of the “Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students” – EPFL School of Life Sciences,…

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Best Innovation Project Award presented to Curzio Rüegg on the occasion of the BioInnovation Day 2023

Congratulations to Prof. Curzio Rüegg, who was presented with the Best Innovation Project Award on the occasion of the BioInnovation Day 2023 on May…

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Douglas Hanahan elected member of the Royal Society

Congratulations to Prof. Douglas Hanahan, former director of isrec@epfl, who has been elected Foreign Member of the Royal Society, in recognition of…

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