Success in action
We believe in striving towards a goal and achieving it; in realising ambition through honest hard work, commitment and determination. That’s why, in our fight against cancer we think it’s important to take a joined up approach that integrates:
- basic research carried out in state-of-the art facilities to better understand the disease
- clinical research that helps patients survive their illness by making new treatments available in clinical trials; and
- translational research that helps to bridge the gap between the laboratory and the hospital, turning knowledge into cures.
Alongside partners including Cancer Research UK and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, we’ve invested in sophisticated new facilities:
- the £15m Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute; and
- the £3m Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre.
We’re part of a team of more than 400 basic and clinical cancer researchers and consultant staff. We’re rated in the UK’s top five for cancer studies research.
In 2012 the Beatson Pebble Appeal reached the £10m target to build the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre. This Centre is a much needed catalyst for accelerating the process of understanding Cancer, improving existing therapies and identifying new ones and bringing them to patients. The second phase of the Beatson Pebble Appeal; Pioneering Cancer Research was launched in September 2013. The appeal will now focus on supporting research into cancer in Glasgow. Through the provision of the most up-to-date facilities and equipment our aim is to attract world-class cancer research scientists to drive our vital work.