Karis:Since cancer scientists and researchers can’t provide a quick return on investment like startups in other fields, innovative cancer initiatives often struggle to secure funding through traditional sources.
Jim: That’s where the Cancer Research Foundation steps in. The organization–which views itself as a sort of venture capital arm for cancer innovation–provides $75,000 grants–dispersed over two years–to around four to five researchers a year, though they aim to boost those numbers in the future.
It gives researchers with innovative ideas–such as a Washington University in St. Louis researcher using zebrafish to better understand how melanoma cells grow and change…
