American Friends of Cancer Research, Inc.
We support flagship global initiatives including Cancer Grand Challenges, an initiative co-founded by Cancer Research UK and the US National Cancer Institute.
Partner with us to help solve problems, build a global community and deliver progress against cancer’s toughest challenges.
Our Mission
American Friends of Cancer Research, Inc is an independent US registered not-for-profit supporting unique, large-scale, global research collaborations in partnership with other scientific funders, including Cancer Research UK, that aim to catalyze transformational breakthroughs in our understanding of cancer and that lead to new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancers. Partner with us to help solve problems, build a global community and deliver progress against cancer’s toughest challenges.
Our Premier Initiative
Cancer Grand Challenges is a global initiative that is building an elite, interdisciplinary community to take on and solve cancer’s most complex problems. Co-founded in 2020 by the two largest funders of cancer research in the world, the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK, Cancer Grand Challenges aims to accelerate high-impact research and translate discoveries for public and patient benefit by transforming how team science is conducted.
Through Cancer Grand Challenges, teams are provided with awards up to $25m and empowered to rise above traditional boundaries to ultimately change outcomes for people with cancer.
Please find out more about Cancer Grand Challenges here.
Our Other Initiatives
We also support other initiatives in partnership with Cancer Research UK and other organizations. To learn more about our partnerships, please reach out to us at hello@cancercg.org.
Get Involved
To deliver on our mission we’re looking to work with like-minded individuals and organizations. You can donate directly here or please get in touch to start a conversation.
Contact Us
If you want to find out more about being a partner or supporting American Friends of Cancer Research, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact the team by emailing hello@cancergc.org
