Each year, more than 14 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer and more than eight million people die from the disease. New tools are urgently needed to better prevent, detect, diagnose and treat cancer so that people can live longer and healthier lives. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is a collaborative, not-for-profit research institute that conducts and enables high-impact translational cancer research to accelerate the development of discoveries for patients around the world while maximizing the economic benefit of this research for the people of Ontario. OICR is ensuring Ontario’s world-class cancer research findings are benefiting patients and the Ontario economy. Here’s how we make that happen: -We conduct cross-disciplinary research in fields such as genomics, immuno-oncology, informatics, drug discovery, and molecular pathology with partners in health care, research, government and the private sector; -We enable research in Ontario and worldwide by building collaborative networks, securely sharing data and making tools and resources available to the research community; -We translate our research findings to the clinic by developing clinical guidelines, supporting clinical trials and commercializing our innovations with our partner Fight Against Cancer Innovation Trust. Our vision Cancer Solved Together. Our mission Partner with the Ontario oncology community to accelerate the development and implementation of clinically important knowledge, products, services and policies to improve cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment and enable patients in Ontario and worldwide to live longer and better lives. OICR is funded by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
View Top Employees from Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchWebsite | http://www.oicr.on.ca |
Funding | $1.5 million |
Employees | 335 (327 on RocketReach) |
Founded | 2005 |
Address | 661 University Avenue, Suite 510, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A3, CA |
Phone | (416) 977-7599 |
Fax | (416) 673-6664 |
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Industry | Research Services, Charitable Organizations & Foundations, Organizations |
Web Rank | 827111 |
Keywords | Cancer Research, Translational Cancer Research, Drug Development And Manufacturing, Molecular Pathology, Immuno-Oncology, Clinical Trials, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Detection, Cancer Diagnosis |
SIC | SIC Code 87 Companies, SIC Code 873 Companies |
NAICS | NAICS Code 62 Companies, NAICS Code 621 Companies, NAICS Code 62151 Companies, NAICS Code 5417 Companies, NAICS Code 541 Companies, NAICS Code 54171 Companies, NAICS Code 541712 Companies, NAICS Code 54 Companies, NAICS Code 6215 Companies |
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icd.d Jeanette Dias d'Souza is the Senior Vice President Corporate Services and Group Chief Financial Officer of Oicr and Facit of Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
327 people are employed at Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research is based in Toronto, Ontario.
The NAICS codes for Ontario Institute for Cancer Research are [62, 621, 62151, 5417, 541, 54171, 541712, 54, 6215].
The SIC codes for Ontario Institute for Cancer Research are [87, 873].