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

Paternot Chair in Interdisciplinary Cancer Research

Prof. Nicolas Thomä (EPFL) was awarded the «Paternot Chair for Interdisciplinary Cancer Research» in September 2023 for 6 years.

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Multisystem cancer biology: targeting the interplay between intra- and extracellular proteostasis

This “allocated fund” was granted to Prof. Holger Auner (CHUV) in November 2023 for 3 years.

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Combination TKI and next-generation CAR-T cells for improved treatment of sarcoma

Project of Dr. Antonia Digklia, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, and Dr. Melita Irving, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois.

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