Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCB) awarded SFF-status

Professor Lars A. Akslen Foto: Kim E. Andreassen

SFF (Senter for Fremragende Forskning – Norwegian Centre of Excellence) has been awarded three research groups at the University of Bergen. The main purpose of the newly established centre within cancer research will be to study the cancer microenvironment, and to understand how cancer tumors originate and spread. Through this, the centre hopes to develop improved diagnostics and more accurate treatment methods for each individual patient.

The research itself will primarily focus on the hunt for so-called cancer biomarkers. In many ways, these markers make up the “finger prints” of the different tumors, and by identifying these markers it will be possible to give better diagnoses and develop more efficient medicines.

Click here to read more about this at the UiB’s news site (In Norwegian)

Click here to see a promo film of Akslen’s research group (In Norwegian with English subtitles)