Annual Report 2009

„There are more than 200 different known forms of cancer, and the battle against them is a global concern. SWISS BRIDGE plays an important role in these efforts by continually providing fresh funds for developing new discoveries. This will enable future generations to benefit from the advances made in international cancer research and will allow us to leave our children a precious legacy.”

Prof. Dr. Umberto Veronesi, Scientific Director of the European Institute of Oncology, Milan

10 years SWISS BRIDGE AWARD

In the past 10 years, 26 international scientists shared price-monies of CHF 5.85 Mio. for cancer research projects evaluated and selected by the Jury. In total over 500 partly pioneering projects were submitted and evaluated by our international Jury.

Marking the 10^th anniversary, the three awarded winners were chosen from the 60 nominees of the past 9 years. The Chairman of the Jury qualified the submitted projects as “above average in the international context”. The price-giving ceremony was held in the lovely UniTower Restaurant of the Zurich University.

Donations

The financial crisis of the past years also left its traces in our Foundation. Donations for cancer research projects have reduced substantially in number and in size. We sincerely hope that donations committed for cancer research projects will increase again in the years to come.

Our supporters and friends of the Foundation have also cut back contributions substantially. Nevertheless, thanks to their regular support over the past years, all donations designated for cancer research could be transferred to the respective research teams without any deductions.

Partner Organisations 

Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (UICC), Geneva  

UICC has been an important partner of SWISS BRIDGE since its foundation in 1997. Membership of the funded research organisations in UICC ensures us that our high- quality requirements for international research organisations supported by us are met. Thomas Hoepli, co-founder and member of the Board of Foundation has recently been named Swiss Ambassador of the UICC World Cancer Declaration.

Please sign the „World Cancer Declaration www.uicc.org

Foundation biobank-suisse, Berne www.biobank-suisse.ch

The national biobank, founded in December 2005, has successfully completed its pilot operation and is engaged in the completion of the build-up. To provide researchers in Switzerland with high-quality biological information, SWISS BRIDGE, after careful consideration, has committed to give further financial support.

ecancermedicalscience, Zug www.ecancer.eu

 This online publishing company for various medical publications and information on oncology was established over the last two years with the financial support of SWISS BRIDGE. In this short period of time the activities, including the set up of a TV channel, have reached unexpected dimensions. Over 20’000 visitors from over 100 countries are counted monthly.

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