AMGEN LAUNCHES PARTNERS OF CHOICE NETWORK OF EIGHT LEADING ONCOLOGY ACADEMIC CENTERS
- Amgen aims to foster academic collaboration to advance new treatment options for patients with unmet needs
- The network aims to create multiple collaboration channels globally to expedite the transition of new programs to the clinic
- Amgen Partners of Choice will convene bi-annual scientific summits to discuss emerging oncology topics
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Network Aims to Advance Collaboration Across Industry and Academia to Accelerate Treatment Development for Patients
Inaugural Scientific Summit Prioritized Advancing Translational Research, Pharmacodynamic Readouts and Innovative Biomarker-Driven Programs
- Asan Medical Center (
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (
- West German Cancer Center at University Hospital Essen (
- Gustave Roussy (
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (
- University Health Network's Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (
- Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (
"We have a big goal – to make profound differences in changing the standard of cancer care – and we are committed to doing that through collaboration," said Jean-Charles Soria, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president, Research and Development at Amgen. "Through Amgen Partners of Choice, we hope to foster earlier, deeper and more frequent academic collaboration to fuel quicker progress for patients facing complex, difficult-to-treat cancers."
The network aims to create multiple collaboration channels globally with the goal of expediting the transition of new, transformational programs to leaders in the clinic. Current Amgen Partners of Choice projects are focused on select disease areas and tumor types including thoracic, gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers.
"We are entering an extraordinary new era in biotechnology, a moment where both the need for innovation and our ability to innovate are expanding exponentially," said Professor Fabrice Barlesi, General Director of Gustave Roussy, Paris Saclay Cancer Cluster, Grand Paris. "As a member of Amgen Partners of Choice, we look forward to collaborating closely with Amgen and other member institutions to catalyze the next wave of innovation in the fight against cancer."
The Amgen Partners of Choice network will convene bi-annual scientific summits where participants will discuss emerging oncology topics and advise on improving clinical trials to foster better outcomes for patients. In June, Amgen hosted the inaugural scientific summit at its headquarters, bringing together Amgen Partners of Choice members for the official launch of the new academic network. During the two-day event, Amgen leaders and network members discussed priority projects and key areas that the network will focus on and how to bring these transformational programs to patients. The next network-wide scientific summit will take place virtually later this year.
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