The Cyprus Cancer Research Institute (CCRI) a Non-For-Profit organization, based in Nicosia, Cyprus, aspires to become a world class interdisciplinary research institute that will operate within a network of leading clinical and academic partners, namely the University of Cyprus (UCY), the Karaiskakio Foundation (KF) and the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre (BOCOC). CCRI aims to promote excellence in the field of cancer research and in the development and utilization of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic systems to challenge this devastating disease. The Institute will bring together scientists working across different areas of biology and medical sciences to develop an internationally competitive program of research aiming to improve the current understanding on cancer pathogenesis and develop novel therapeutic approaches against different cancer types. Through state-of-the-art facilities, networking with world class institutions and a strong multidisciplinary research team, the CCRI will lie at the center of a nexus of cancer service providers, cancer researchers, oncologists, scientists, and academics, to create a National Cancer Research Network of Excellence, in so doing bringing Cyprus to the forefront of cancer research and cancer patient care. The Institute will support basic and translational research projects for cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Through a rigorous and competitive academic and research program, the CCRI will also create an incubator for young scientists training to drive cancer research and its corresponding high technology infrastructure and instrumentation systems in the near future.
Our mission is to promote high caliber cancer research in Cyprus and to breed the next generation of cancer research scientists
The CCRI aspires to become a world class interdisciplinary cancer research institute that will operate within a network of leading clinical and academic partners
