St. Anna Kinderkrebsforschung

The CCRI (Children's Cancer Research Institute) started its activities in 1988 under the leadership of Professor Helmut Gadner. In the last 23 years, the CCRI has accomplished pioneering work in many areas to improve the treatment quality and the chances for cure of children and adolescents suffering from cancer. Today, an internationally renowned multi-disciplinary scientific team of physicians, molecular biologists and technicians is successfully working in ten cooperating groups in the fields of tumor cytogenetics, immunology, molecular and cell biology of children cancer cells as well as clinical research. Every three years, an international expert commission reviews the CCRI to assess its scientific achievements and to give advice on further development. Since inception, the institute works on lean administration and is primarily financed by donations and competitively raised external funds.