Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) Newsletter N. 1 – 2013 Print
Promising developments at OECI’s Oncology Days
Dear OECI Members,
This Newsletter reports on recent improvements of the OECI activities as discussed at the 2013 OECI Annual meeting and General Assembly held in Brussels. From May 13th to 16th various pursuits marked the start of new developments.
A major highlight was the handing over of the European Cancer Prize by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium to Professor Ulrik Ringborg for his numerous activities and merits in the European cancer field. He has decided to devote the amount of € 20,000 to young researchers aiming to attend a training course in translational research. The OECI Board dedicated a special meeting to the developments in the Accreditation & Designation programme. > Read more...

OECI Oncology Prize 2013
For the first time ever, the OECI Board handed out the OECI Cancer Prize. The Prize has been assigned to a person that contributed in a significant way to the development and improvement of the European Cancer field. > Read more...

Launch of the BENCH-CAN project
BENCH-CAN was launched on May 14th 2013 with a kick-off meeting in Brussels as part of the Oncology Days Programme. > Read more...

The EurocanPlatform Network of Excellence
On May 14th , as part of the OECI 2013 Oncology Days, the EurocanPlatform Symposium took place at the Institut Jules Bordet. > Read more...

Cancer Education and Training in Central and Eastern EU Countries
The Symposiun has been organised by the Education & Training WG, in collaboration with the European School of Oncology. > Read more...

Quality of CCCs and accreditation development
The Symposium has been organised by the Accreditation and Designation WG, in collaboration with the European School of Oncology. > Read more...

National Programs for Translational Cancer Research and Translational Oncology
The Forum has been co-organised by the OECI, the Institut National du Cancer, the European Cancer Organisation and the Italian Cancer network, Alleanza Contro il Cancro as part of the OECI 2013 Oncology Days. > Read more...

Personalised and sustainable oncology care: health economic perspectives
Scott Ramsey presented how CCCs in the US are organized and emphasized their important role in stimulating and facilitating health economic research of innovative cancer treatments. He thereafter posed the question “Are CCCs cost-effective?” and discussed ways of measuring costs and benefits of CCCs. > Read more...

Molecular Pathology Day
On 16th May 2013, the OECI pathologists met in Brussels to resume an old OECI tradition. > Read more...

Renewal of the OECI Board
At the 2013 General Assembly, upon proposal of the OECI President and of the Board, two new Members have been elected to the OECI Board. The OECI is honoured to welcome Professor Carlos Caldas and Professor Emmanuel Mitry, who will cover the positions of Elected Members for the period 2013-2016. > Read more...

2014 OECI Oncology Days and General Assembly Cluj Napoca, Romania
The 2014 OECI Oncology Days and General Assembly will take place in Cluj Napoca, Romania, on June 11th – 14th, hosted by the Oncology Institute Ion Chiricuta. > Read more...

Four OECI Comprehensive Cancer Centres received the accreditation certificate
During the OECI 2013 General Assembly, the OECI accreditation certificate has been assigned to four OECI Members. Actually, 15% of the OECI Members passed the accreditation procedure and 25% (15 Institutes) of the remaining Members entered already the process. > Read more...

The OECI welcomes six new members
Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute Glasgow, UK
The mission of the CR-UK Beatson Institute (BI) is to deliver cancer discovery for patient benefit. It aims to carry out world-class research and translate this knowledge to new anti-cancer therapies. > Read more...

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - London, UK
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest acute trusts in the UK and in partnership with Imperial College London was the UK’s first academic health science centres (AHSCs).
> Read more...

Comprehensive Cancer Center - Graz, Austria
In May 2013, the Medical University of Graz, together with the University Hospital Graz, founded Austria’s second CCC, focusing on research, education and training as well as on patient care.
> Read more...


Amethyst Radiotherapy Center - Bucharest, Romania
Opened since September 2012 in Bucharest, Amethyst Radiotherapy Center offers to Romanian oncological patients high tech radiation treatments. Professor I.C. Chiricuta, Amethyst Medical Director and his team, operate 100% of the cases with IMRT technology.
> Read more...


Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic (IBA MU)
IBA MU was established in 2002 and since 2006 it works as university research institute focused on computational biology and health care informatics.
> Read more...


P.A. Hertzen Moscow Cancer Research Institute - Russia
The Moscow Hertzen Cancer Research Institute, one of the oldest oncologic scientific organisations in Europe, was founded in 1898.
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