St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung

St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (St. Anna CCRI) strives to improve treatment for children and adolescents with cancer by bringing together translational and clinical research with open-minded exploration of basic disease mechanisms. Every year, 20,000 children and adolescents in Europe are diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to research, more than 80 % of these children will survive in developed countries. Integrally connected with St. Anna Children's Hospital, experimental and theoretical scientists at St. Anna CCRI work side-by-side with oncologists to tackle eminent issues in pediatric cancer research and therapy. The St. Anna CCRI trains a generation of passionate and cou... read more St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute (St. Anna CCRI) strives to improve treatment for children and adolescents with cancer by bringing together translational and clinical research with open-minded exploration of basic disease mechanisms. Every year, 20,000 children and adolescents in Europe are diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to research, more than 80 % of these children will survive in developed countries. Integrally connected with St. Anna Children's Hospital, experimental and theoretical scientists at St. Anna CCRI work side-by-side with oncologists to tackle eminent issues in pediatric cancer research and therapy. The St. Anna CCRI trains a generation of passionate and courageous researchers thriving on this interdisciplinary exchange and it hosts state-of-the-art experimental facilities to power this mission. St. Anna CCRI tears down conventional boundaries by constant exchange and collaboration with outside institutions in order to go the extra mile for the benefit of the patient. Bringing research from bench to bedside and back to life, St. Anna CCRI headquarters multiple clinical trials and is tightly integrated in international networks to maximize innovation and impact.