Accelerating research.

Nearly £100k in donations is supporting the ground breaking work of The Institute of Cancer Research

Our co-founders Jan Clark and Yvonne Diaz have been supporters of the pioneering work of The Institute of Cancer Research. Since 2023, they have contributed close to £100k in donations and gifts. These funds have gone to two important areas:

  • Helping to establish a biobank of oncogene-driven lung cancers, such as ALK+ and EGFR. This biobank provides a structured framework to collect and analyse tissue and blood samples from patients, enabling researchers to study how these cancers become resistant to targeted therapies.

  • A recent donation of over £10k is contributing to the overall work of The ICR including that undertaken by Dr Paul Huang’s lab - read more here.

Oncogene Cancer Research to award two seed grants totaling £100k to fund clinical research

Fundraising is currently underway to support our plan to award two seed grants totaling £100,000 to support UK-based research into oncogene-driven lung cancers. These grants are aimed at accelerating projects with the potential to improve survival and quality of life for patients, people with biomarkers like ALK, EGFR and others.

The seed grants will focus on ideas that are scientifically sound, clinically relevant, and capable of delivering meaningful impact. Applications will be assessed with input from our Medical Advisory Board and research partner, ensuring funding goes to research with the highest promise for patients.

With your help, we can reach this goal faster. To donate, please click here. Or contact us for our bank details for larger donations.