The Cancer Researcher

The EACR-Mark Foundation-Pezcoller Foundation Rising Star Award is open to EACR members with an unfunded Score ‘A’ cancer-related project from the previous year’s ERC Starting Grant calls. Established in 2023, this prestigious award aims to support pioneering projects th...

In September 2026, the EACR provided 68 funded places to EACR members across three dedicated workshops for early-career researchers, delivered virtually by EMBO Solutions. Focusing on project management, research integrity, and scientific communication, the workshops aimed to equip participants with practical skills that can strengthen both their research practice and their f...

We met in Lyon, France for the EACR Conference Liquid Biopsies between 22 and 24 September 2026. This EACR conference brought together world-leading experts and emerging investigators to explore the latest advances in circulating nucleic acids, circulating tumour cells (CTCs), and extracellular vesicles (EVs) across the cancer continuum.

The cutting-ed...

Virginia Maini is a PhD student at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Italy, who received an EACR Travel Fellowship to visit and work at the Brunel University of London, UK, from June to September 2026.

The EACR, with support from Worldwide Cancer Research, provide...