The Cancer Research UK Convergence Science Centre is a partnership between Cancer Research UK, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, Imperial College London, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Cancer Research UK is the world’s largest independent charity dedicated to saving lives through researcCancer Research UK is the world’s largest independent charity dedicated to saving lives through research.
One in two of us will get cancer at some point in our lives. Cancer Research UK’s groundbreaking work, funded almost entirely by the general public, will ensure that millions more people survive and that we will beat cancer sooner. Their vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. Cancer Research UK pioneers life-saving cancer research to help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer to accelerate progress so that three in four people survive their cancer for 10 years or more by 2034.
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world’s most influential cancer research organisations, with a mission to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.
Scientists and clinicians at ICR are working every day to make a real impact on cancer patients’ lives. Through its unique partnership with The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and ‘bench-to-bedside’ approach, the ICR is able to create and deliver results in a way that other institutions cannot. Together the two organisations are rated in the top four centres for cancer research and treatment globally.
The ICR has an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. It provided the first convincing evidence that DNA damage is the basic cause of cancer, laying the foundation for the now universally accepted idea that cancer is a genetic disease. Today it is a world leader at identifying cancer-related genes and discovering new targeted drugs for personalised cancer treatment. A college of the University of London, the ICR is the UK’s top-ranked academic institution for research quality and provides postgraduate higher education of international distinction.
Imperial College London is a science-based university with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research
Consistently rated amongst the world’s best universities, Imperial is committed to developing the next generation of researchers, scientists and academics through collaboration across disciplines.
Located in the heart of London, Imperial is a multidisciplinary space for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle global challenges. Imperial College London has faculties in Medicine, Natural Sciences, Engineering and the Business School.
The Royal Marsden opened its doors in 1851 as the world’s first hospital dedicated to cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and education.
Today, together with its academic partner, the Institute of Cancer Research, it is the largest and most comprehensive cancer centre in Europe treating over 50,000 NHS and private patients every year. It is a centre of excellence with an international reputation for groundbreaking research and pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies.
The Royal Marsden, with the ICR, is the only National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre for Cancer, supporting pioneering research work carried out over a number of different cancer themes.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust provides acute and specialist healthcare in north west London for around a million people every year. Formed in 2007, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, with over 13,000 staff.
Our five hospitals – Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, St Mary’s and Western Eye – have a long track record in research and education, influencing clinical practice nationally and worldwide. We also have a growing number of community services and provide private healthcare in dedicated facilities on all of our sites, including at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s.
With our partners, Imperial College London, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre. This is one of six academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education. We are also part of Imperial College Health Partners – the academic health science network for north west London – spreading innovation and best practice in healthcare more widely across our region.
