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

This immune oncology chair was awarded to the research group of Prof. Mikaël Pittet (Laboratoire en immuno-oncologie/UNIGE/AGORA) in July 2019 for 10…

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This "allocated fund" derived from a donation of the Biltema Foundation was granted in June 2020 to Prof. Jean Bourhis (CHUV) for two and a half…

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This allocated fund for immunotherapies was awarded in September 2020 to the research group of Prof. Lana Kandalaft (Oncology Department UNIL/CHUV).

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News & Events

Posted on 12/01/2023

Congratulations to Prof. Elisa Oricchio, winner of the 2024 Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Award. This recognition honors her academic excellence and her…

Posted on 11/28/2023

In 2023, six AGORA members were named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate/Web of Science!

This recognition not only means that their publications…

Posted on 11/22/2023

We were greatly honored to welcome the president of the Executive Council of the Canton of Vaud, Christelle Luisier Brodard, to our annual conference,…

Posted on 10/23/2023

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Translational research

Translational research - ongoing projects

Cancer Immunity in Context

Clinical translation of FLASH therapy

Development of a novel B cell-based vaccine for metastatic solid cancers

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Elisa Oricchio is the winner of the 2024 Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Award

Highest cited researchers 2023

Annual conference of the ISREC Foundation

Read the interview in the daily newspaper LE TEMPS with our president, Prof. Pierre-Marie Glauser, highlighting the importance of philanthropy in cancer research.

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