Commitment
Holding the line over years, not for the length of a campaign.
Who we are
A foundation funding cancer research since 1947.
Mission and vision
Giving researchers the means to defeat cancer
The Institute provides financial support for research excellence in the Cancer axis of the Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. In practice, that takes four forms.
- Supporting research projects
- Contributing to the purchase of state of the art equipment
- Awarding student scholarships
- Organising and funding scientific conferences and training workshops
What we do not do
The Institute treats no one, houses no one and supports no patient directly. If you are looking for help for yourself or someone close to you, these organisations exist for exactly that, and they do it well.
Quebec Cancer Foundation
Info cancer line, lodging, and support during treatment.
Canadian Cancer Society
Information on the disease, treatments and services across the country.
Leucan
Support for children with cancer and their families.
Five values that decide
Collaboration
Making the laboratory and the clinic work together.
Integrity
Saying what the money funds, and what it does not.
Excellence
Funding peer reviewed work, not the most visible work.
Entrepreneurship
Taking a chance on an early project when no one else will.
Where we are anchored
The Institute works inside an established hospital and university ecosystem, which keeps it from funding into a void and gives it access to teams that have already been assessed.
CHUM
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
CRCHUM
CHUM Research Centre, Cancer axis
Université de Montréal
Training and supervision of the next generation
Who decides
Funding decisions pass through separate bodies, so that no one decides alone.
Board of directors
Members drawn from a range of business backgrounds.
Executive committee
Day to day oversight of direction.
Expert committee
Scientific review of submitted projects.
Staff
The foundation's permanent team.
Grand governors
Long standing committed donors.
Member researchers
More than forty scientists attached to the Institute.