[ SAKK / Astellas | GU-Oncology Award ]

The Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) is a non-profit organization which has been conducting clinical trials in oncology since 1965. SAKK is a competence center in clinical cancer research for authorities, associations and pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland. 

To further preclinical and clinical oncology research in Switzerland, SAKK and Astellas team up to confer for the first time a Swiss GU-Oncology Award. The focus of the SAKK / Astellas GU-Oncology Award lies on potential tangible improvements for patient management and outcomes in the treatment of genitourinary cancers.

Who can apply :

• Researcher – this may be a surgeon, physician or scientists – currently active in preclinical or clinical urogenital cancer research in Switzerland.
• Principal investigator, research group head or researcher with a leading role in a research project
• Under 45 years of age as of December 31st, 2021