NFCR Global Summit and Award Ceremonies
For Cancer Research & Entrepreneurship
Where science meets entrepreneurship to accelerate cancer research
Save the Date: Friday, October 22, 2027
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Why Should You Attend This Event?
- This high-impact gathering is designed to spark breakthroughs and forge powerful partnerships.
- Collaborate, network, and contribute to the search for cures across all cancer types.
- Unite with diverse leaders and advocates who share a common mission: advancing cancer research and improving patient outcomes.
“The NFCR Global Summit is a different kind of meeting, which is what makes it so impactful. It's an immersive experience. It's where top global leaders, from all areas in cancer, all brainstorm together to develop next-level new approaches and form new partnerships. The spirit of this meeting is very uplifting.”
-Drew Pardoll, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Drew Pardoll, MD, PhD“I was very impressed by everything I heard. I found the presented research to be of really high quality and very innovative. This is very refreshing, and, in my opinion, sets AIM-HI and NFCR apart in a very good way.”
-Isidore Rigoutsos, Ph.D., Director, Center for Computational Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
Isidore Rigoutsos, Ph.D.“Let me state right at the beginning that if I don’t attend another great conference for the next few years, I will not mind it because of what I was just given the opportunity to attend. Thank you very much for giving me such a prominent slot in the morning panel among some incredible women in the field. It was a humbling experience to be in the company of so many outstanding and accomplished. Congratulations on organizing a totally mind-blowing NFCR Global Summit and collecting a constellation of shining stars under one roof for several days! Besides the talks and panel discussions, the opportunity to network and exchange ideas with others was deeply appreciated. I also loved the way you mixed hard science, heartbreaking oncology stories, and glamorous dinners.”
-Azra Raza, M.D., Chan Soon-Shiong Professor of Medicine, Columbia University in New York
Azra Raza, M.D.“Absolutely wonderful, inspirational meeting…thanks so much to everyone involved and to NFCR for making it possible for us to get together. I am grateful to be included!”
- Monica Bertagnolli, M.D.
Monica Bertagnolli, M.D.“The Women’s Leadership Forum was spectacular and the chemistry between all of the people on the podium and the energy was wonderful. It was inspirational to all and especially young women who were there and might have been watching.”
-Dr. Raju Kucherlapati
Dr. Raju KucherlapatiSponsorship Opportunities
Inquiries regarding sponsorship of our Global Summit event can be made by e-mail at Sponsorship@nfcr.org or by phone at 1-800-321-CURE (2873).
Featured Programs
New Frontiers for Cancer Research
This Scientific Symposium brings together world-class cancer researchers and experts in oncology to share their challenges and findings. We aim to facilitate future collaborations and information sharing across institutions through keynote speeches and panel discussions on key research areas.
This forum helps our research community remain at the cutting edge of science, where breakthroughs become new drugs and technologies to best detect and treat cancer.
Scenes from our 2026 New Frontiers for Cancer Research Sessions
Leadership Forum
Forum topics include the direction of the healthcare industry, the traits that characterize business leaders, and how young entrepreneurs in STEM can best prepare themselves as future leaders.
Biotech investment veterans exchange opinions on hot topics in oncology and provide advice to start-up companies seeking institutional funding.
Scenes from our 2026 Leadership Forums
Szent-Györgyi Prize Award Ceremony
The Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress for Cancer Research is the principal scientific program of the National Foundation for Cancer Research. Named in honor of our Co-Founder and Noble Laureate, Albert Szent-Györgyi, this award recognizes scientists whose seminal discovery or pioneering body of work has had a lasting impact on understanding cancer and holds the promise of improving or saving the lives of cancer patients.
The Award Ceremony is celebrated with a cocktail reception and dinner (black-tie optional). The prize honorees will give a speech highlighting their award-winning accomplishments and their impacts on cancer patients.
Scenes from our 2026 Szent-Györgyi Prize Award Ceremony
Click here to see details about the sessions of our 2023 Global Summit.
Click here to see details about the sessions of our 2022 Global Summit.
Click here to see details about the sessions of our 2021 Global Summit.