The purpose of the foundation is to promote human health and better life, primarily in Sweden, but in other countries as well.
The promotion of the purpose should preferably be through contributions to prevent and combat cancer diseases, to treat and care for cancer patients and to support cancer research.
The purpose of the foundation may also be furthered through other research, education, care, social relief work and other activities that directly or indirectly promote human health and better life.
The working methods
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Grants awarded
The foundation has awarded, among others, the following grants.
In 2021
Dr Magnus Jakobsson for the project "Early and improved diagnosis of Ovarian cancer".
The goal with this project is to develop a diagnostic test for detection of ovarian cancer. The project aims to enable diagnosis of ovarian cancer at an early stage when the disease is treatable.
In 2020
Professors Carl Borrebaeck at Lund University, George Coukos at University of Lausanne, Douglas Hanahan at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne and Kristian Pietras at Lund University for the project ”Advancing Innovative Cancer Therapies”.
The project was awarded a first grant in 2019. This year’s grant refers to continued research within this project.
In 2019
Professors Carl Borrebaeck at Lund University, George Coukos at University of Lausanne, Douglas Hanahan at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne and Kristian Pietras at Lund University for the project ”Advancing Innovative Cancer Therapies”.
The overall goals of the project are to develop innovative technologies that will enable significant process in personalized cancer therapy, to pursue the development of research tools and methodologies that will allow discovery of new cancer treatments and to continue promoting collaborations between Swiss Cancer Center Leman and Lund. To reach these goals the project will work with advancing antibody and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for tumors and work with innovative bioengineering technologies. The project will also focus on continuing the successful collaboration in targeting endocrine therapy resistance in luminal tumors and in exploiting new therapeutic vulnerabilities in triple-negative breast cancer.
Skåne University Hospital for the project called ”An inspiring care environment for children and youths at hospitals” under the direction of Head of Unit Ann Elmqvist Fridh.
There is a great need to improve the environment in the often bare care rooms. Studies show a calming effect of animals and nature and through projections of live fish on the walls for example you can activate and distract the children so that their visit is more joyful. The grant covers costs for purchase and installation of projections.
In 2018
Centre Hospitalier du Luxembourg, Department General and Minimally Invasive Surgery for the project "Comparative study of prognostic markers in colorectal cancer" Under the supervision of Dr Martine Goergen-Azagra and Silviu-Tiberiu Makkai-Popa.
The aim of the project is to collect, analyse, and compare different factors which have an impact on the cancer tumour's prognosis, with the goal of optimising the treatment of cancer patients.
Board
Andreas Klow, President
Bengt Johansson, Member
Frans Henrik Kockum, Member
Magnus Holme, Member