Break Through Cancer
Radical Collaboration
Philanthropy News Digest: $250 million gift launches cancer research foundation March 1, 2021 Five leading cancer research institutes have announced a pledge of $250 million from William H. Goodwin, Jr., his wife, Alice, and their family and the estate of William Hunter Goodwin III in support of a new public charity focused on developing solutions to the most intractable challenges in cancer. Read More...
Survivor Net: Top 5 Cancer Centers Team Up after a $250 Million Contribution — Incredible Family Behind One of the Largest Donations for Cancer Research talks to SurvivorNet March 1, 2021 Benefactor Bill Goodwin says he was convinced he was “on to something” when the cancer center directors personally got involved “not just taking our money, but really trying to do collaborative work with it,” he tells SurvivorNet. Read Full Article...
$250m Philanthropic Capital Infusion Launches Break Through Cancer Targeting Cures for Most Intractable Cancers February 27, 2021 One of the largest gifts, even in support of cancer research, $250 million thanks to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Goodwin, Jr., their family, and the estate of William Hunter Goodwin III just helped create the Break Through Cancer foundation, designed to find new solutions to the most challenging cancers. Read More...
The Bidens announce initiatives on health inequity and DARPA-like research for cancer February 26, 2021 On a visit to Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center Feb. 24, first lady Jill Biden issued an unprecedented presidential call to action on reducing health inequities… Read More...
The launch of a new foundation called Break Through Cancer was announced February 26, 2021 The foundation will bring together cancer scientists at five institutions: The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT in Cambridge, MA, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Read More...
M.D. Anderson, four other hospitals launch national cancer research foundation with $250M gift February 25, 2021 A new research foundation, Break Through Cancer, will combine research teams from five of the country’s leading cancer centers to develop new treatments, advance clinical trials and improve patient outcomes, the organization announced Feb. 25. Read More...
5 US cancer centers launch major research initiative: 6 things to know February 25, 2021 A new research foundation, Break Through Cancer, will combine research teams from five of the country’s leading cancer centers to develop new treatments, advance clinical trials and improve patient outcomes, the organization announced Feb. 25. Read More...
5 Leading Research Institutions to Target Toughest Cancers With New Public Foundation February 25, 2021 Break Through Cancer, a collaborative research effort between 5 top US academic cancer centers, aims to pursue solutions to some of the most difficult challenges in cancer research. Read More...
The Cancer Letter Conversation with The Cancer Letter February 25, 2021 Five academic cancer centers have formed a unique research alliance, Break Through Cancer, to focus on four cancer types—pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, glioblastoma, and acute myelogenous leukemia. Read More...
Remarks by President Biden at an Event Commemorating the 50 Millionth COVID-19 Vaccine Shot February 25, 2021 And relatedly, I’m delighted to see five of the nation’s leading cancer centers are joining forces today to build on the work of the Cancer Moonshot I was able to do during the Obama-Biden administration to help break through silos and barriers in cancer research. We’re making progress. Read More...
