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Cancer experts share £4 million research pot

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The successful projects were selected after Worldwide Cancer Research held a Dragon's Den style initiative

A Scottish cancer charity has awarded £4 million to research projects through a Dragon’s Den style initiative.

Worldwide Cancer Research is set to fund 20 new ground-breaking research projects after inviting experts from around the world to pitch for a share of the fund.

The charity’s chief executive Dr Helen Rippon, said: “We are so thankful to our generous supporters for raising the money we need to support these pioneering researchers.

“We are delighted to invest £4 million into some of the most innovative and exciting research taking place all over the world. As a charity, we have been funding cancer research for nearly 40 years and we believe that our global search for answers will one day help stop cancer consuming lives and shattering families.”

The 20 research projects are being carried out in labs all over the world including the UK, US, Argentina, Europe and Australia and cover many different types of cancer. The duration of each project is between two and three years and the type of research to be carried out varies from drug discovery to understanding what causes cancer and the basic biology of the disease.