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Tag: cancer
Open Access to Research Critical to Advance Progress Against Cancer
Copyright, Open Access, Open Data, Open Science
The National Cancer Moonshot Initiative seeks to make ten years of progress on cancer research in half that time, with a goal to end cancer in our lifetime. The project—led by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden—recently called for ideas to help shape the cancer research priorities for the Moonshot. They received over 1,600 comments and…
Vice President Biden: Taxpayer-funded cancer research shouldn’t sit behind walls
Open Data, Open Science
On Wednesday in New Orleans, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the convening of the American Association for Cancer Research on the need to speed up scientific research, development, and collaboration that can lead to better cancer treatments. Vice President Biden is leading the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, which aims to accelerate cancer research…