Napster founder contributes 27 billion yen to cancer research institute cooperating with 300 scientists and 40 facilities



Napster(Napster) co-founder and Sean Parker, Facebook's first CEO, is a joint venture aimed at eradicating "cancer"Parker Cancer Immunotherapy InstituteWe announced the establishment of the company. 40 plants and 300 scientists are supposed to cooperate in the plan and Mr. Parker will invest $ 250 million (about 27 billion yen).

Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
http://www.parkerici.org/

$ 250 million, 300 scientists and 40 labs: Sean Parker's revolutionary project to 'solve' cancer - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/04/13/250-million-300-scientists-and-40-labs-sean-parkers-revolutionary-project-to-solve-cancer/


Sean Parker sets up $ 250 million cancer immunotherapy collaboration | Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cancer-parker-idUSKCN0XA07W

Immunotherapy to cure cancer? Billionaire Sean Parker launches initiative - TODAY.com
http://www.today.com/video/immunotherapy-to-cure-cancer-billionaire-sean-parker-launches-initiative-665013315602

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In this entity, a study of a relatively new field, which focused on the body trying to mobilize the immune system to fight cancer cells,Cancer immunotherapy(Immunotherapy) "attention. Many scholars are also thinking that it is the future form of cancer treatment, but on the other hand, research on cancer treatment has so-called "bureaucracy politics", so that research institutes that are not connected to each other are There has never been anything like having people come and go.

At Parker Cancer Immunotherapy Research Institute at 40 laboratories of 6 organizations, Stanford University, University of California San Francisco, University of California Los Angeles, University of Pennsylvania, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Work, more than 300 scientists participate. Although each researcher continues his research at his workplace so far, he can use it mutually and can receive financial support as well.

The Steering Committee, which is created by participating from participating universities one by one, makes decisions on group research subjects, adjustment data collection, clinical trials, etc.

Parker said that he is proud that he can start the laboratory with such wonderful partners in this way. It is expected that anyone will use the research results free of charge, and it is expected that cancer research will progress at a stretch.

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