The Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC) (Spanish Association Against Cancer) is a non-profit, private social entity which has been declared of public utility. It was founded in 1953. The mission of the AECC is the fight against cancer leading the efforts of the Spanish society to decrease the impact of this disease and to improve the people’s quality of life. Four main strategic pillars guide the activities of the association: information & awareness, cancer patients support, research, and advocacy & lobbying. It is a nation wide organisation with 52 provincial delegations and more than 2.000 local delegations. The association counts on more than 109.000 members, 14.000 volunteers and 730 workers to develop its activities. In 1971, the AECC established its Scientific Foundation which main purpose is to improve cancer research in Spain. The Asociacion Española Contra el Cancer became a full UICC member in 1962.

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a global medical technology company that is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. BD leads in patient and healthcare worker safety and the technologies that enable medical research and clinical laboratories. The company provides innovative solutions that help advance medical research and genomics, enhance the diagnosis of infectious disease and cancer, improve medication management, promote infection prevention, equip surgical and interventional procedures and support the management of diabetes.

Cancer Research UK is the world’s largest independent funder of cancer research. Its vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. Since 1902 CRUK has found new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. CRUK-funded scientists’ pioneered early radiotherapy, developed some of the world’s top cancer drugs and discovered the tumour suppressor gene, p53. Its work has saved millions of lives across the world. CRUK invests $500m annually in world-leading research across all 200 different types of cancer, working with partners in Europe, North America and Asia to accelerate research progress. It provides information to those affected by cancer, works to increase cancer awareness, and uses its powerful, independent voice to keep cancer at the top of the political agenda. CRUK funds some of the world’s leading experts in tobacco research and is a key player in international tobacco control. It became a full UICC member in 1986.

An umbrella foundation associated with the bank Lombard Odier and a registered charity, Fondation Philanthropia has been helping its donors bring their philanthropic initiatives to fruition in all areas of social responsibility since 2008. It provides philanthropic expertise and support to those who wish to develop a philanthropic project in line with their background, desires and ambitions. The Foundation offers its donors a legal, financial and philanthropic framework for made-to-measure projects.

The Foundation now operates more than 20 personal funds and has received over 115 million Swiss francs in donations, of which over a third has already been distributed or committed. Its donors have been highly committed to the fight against cancer, with over 15 million spent on the cause.

Icon Group is a leading provider of cancer care across Australasia. Icon believes in bringing the best cancer treatment possible, to as many people as possible, as close to home as possible. They do this through leveraging the latest technology, collaborating with like-minded partners and investing in outstanding people.

‘You have cancer.’ More than 40,000 Flemish people are given this diagnosis every year. 1 in 4 women develop the disease before the age of 75. In men it is even 1 in 3. Fortunately, survival rates are up. This means increasingly more people live with the consequences of cancer. In Flanders more than a quarter of a million already. Kom op tegen Kanker (Stand up to Cancer), an independent ngo and non-profit organisation, plays a leading role in this and is the point of contact in the fight against cancer in Flanders and Brussels. Our dream? A world in which we no longer lose loved ones to cancer. But we're not there yet. We will fight until this dream becomes reality. How? By preventing and fighting cancer. But also by alleviating the effects of cancer and advocating a better cancer policy. To be able to do this, we mobilise as many people as possible to fight against cancer: as care volunteer, campaigner or donor.  Find out more about our organisation and how you can help on komoptegenkanker.be.  

For more than a century, MSD, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, has been inventing for life, bring forward medicines and vaccines for the world’s most challenging diseases.  MSD is a trade name of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA. Through their prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products, they work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. MSD also demonstrates their commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, MSD continues to be at the forefront of research to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and communities around the world - including cancer, cardio-metabolic diseases, emerging animal diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and infectious diseases including HIV and Ebola.

Novartis Oncology is a global leader in transforming outcomes for people with cancer. We offer a wide range of innovative therapies to help meet patient needs and have one of the strongest, most productive pipelines in the industry. Our research is driven by a distinctive scientific and clinical strategy focused on precision oncology – understanding how cancer develops on a genomic level and developing drugs that hone in on those targets.

Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management.

Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims for improving patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Twenty-nine medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines.

The Roche Group, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is active in over 100 countries and in 2016 employed more than 94,000 people worldwide.

The Swiss Cancer League is a national, charitable, private organisation, founded in 1910. It is the Berne-based headquarter of an association of 19 regional cancer leagues. The Swiss Cancer League covers all aspects of cancer, with the aim of ensuring that fewer people develop cancer, fewer people suffer and die from the consequences of cancer and more people can be treated successfully. The organisation supports innovative cancer research projects, increases public awareness of prevention measures and is committed to early diagnosis and treatment. One of its first concerns is to ensure high-quality advice and psychological support for all cancer patients and survivors and their caretakers. The Swiss Cancer League also supports other cancer control organisations in low income countries.