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Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO) is a Centre of Excellence at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen. 

The center is working on new cancer biomarkers and targeted therapy, and has particular focus on mechanisms that show how cancer cells are affected by the microenvironment in the tumors, and what significance this has for cancer proliferation and poor prognosis. See the 1 minute video CCBIO in a Nutshell. Centre Director is Lars A. Akslen, Department of Clinical Medicine. Read about our research and activities in the CCBIO Annual Report.

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From Bergen to the Himalayas: The CCBIO Cup Joins a Medical Mission to Nepal

This April, the CCBIO cup traveled far beyond its usual surroundings—all the way to the Himalayas, accompanying CCBIO Principal Investigator Professor Daniela Elena Costea from the University of Bergen (UiB) on a remarkable health charity mission. The destination: Manang, a remote village located at...

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CCBIO crossroads at Solstrand

The 13th CCBIO Annual Symposium at Solstrand marks a shift in the strategy of the center, towards more focus on innovation and industry development.

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The Trond Mohn Research Foundation supports ovarian cancer project

CCBIO's Co-Director Line Bjørge receives support for her group's project "Rethinking Ovarian Cancer: Developing Diagnostic and Functional Tools and Designing Innovative Multimodal Treatment Strategies."

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Lars and Heidrun together in the lab.

What happens when tumors get nervous?

12 mill NOK was today (Dec. 20, 2024) awarded to Lars A. Akslen and Heidrun Vethe from the Research Council of Norway (FRIPRO) on the project "When breast cancer hits a nerve - neural involvement as a hallmark of tumor progression."

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Support from The Norwegian Cancer Society to three of CCBIO's projects

The Norwegian Cancer Society has recently allocated their 2024 grants to current cancer research projects. Eight researchers from Bergen made the final cut, including three from CCBIO.

Shortcuts: Read CCBIO's Annual Reports and the CCBIO Newsletter

CCBIO is established in 2013 by the Research Council of Norway in collaboration with the University of Bergen. Other important sources of financial support are Helse Vest and the Norwegian Cancer Society. CCBIO is part of the Research Council of Norway's Centres of Excellence (CoE) scheme. The scheme organizes the activities of Norway’s foremost scientific circles in centres to achieve ambitious scientific objectives through collaboration and long-term basic funding.