RESEARCH FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT CANCER.
The FERO Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to cancer research.
The organization, founded in 2001 by Dr José Baselga, is dedicated to translational research, a model based on transferring the results of basic research to the clinic, allowing patients to benefit more quickly from scientific advances against cancer. The organization is the driving force behind, among others, the Breast Cancer Center of the Vall d’Hebron Hospital, and of the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), a leading institution in the field of oncology.
OBJECTIVES
Promote research to eradicate cancer as a cause of death, in addition to promoting the creation of an infrastructure to support research centers and hospitals to facilitate the development of high-quality applied cancer research; supporting the professional careers of our best researchers by competitively funding cancer excellence projects, and building a FERO scientific community that can lead the way on cancer research and treatment in Spain.
COMMITMENT
RESEARCH
FERO drives research into eradicating cancer as a cause of death, and promotes and catalyzes translational cancer research in Spain.
EXCELLENCE
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of specialists is a guarantee of excellence.
TALENT
FERO supports research talent in the field of oncology.