Speaking on Monday 3 May at a conference convened by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU, European Commissioners for Health and Research Stella Kyriakides and Mariya Gabriel reiterated that the success of the new European plan to fight cancer (see EUROPE B12650A1) would depend largely on efforts in the research and innovation (R&I) sectors.
The Health Commissioner described R&I as a “starting point” for progress in both disease prevention and improving the quality of...