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A heart-warming end to a big year
The Avner Foundation made a lot of new friends this year, including many new people affected by Pancreatic Cancer and researchers who are working tirelessly to find a cure for the disease. It was particularly rewarding to end the year by bringing together one of our new-found supporters and friend, Dean Gorddard, with one of our new research collaborators.
Read story ➞Further Funding Announced for Pancreatic Cancer Research by The Hon. Greg Hunt MP
We are delighted to advise that on December 19, 2017 the Turnbull Government announced further support for cancer research with $8 million in grants.
Read story ➞Avner Pancreatic Cancer Symposium - World Pancreatic Cancer Day 16th November 2017
For the first time since the Avner Foundation started awarding the Innovation and Accelerator Grants, past and present recipients representing 18 projects from different institutions and universities across Australia gathered in Sydney on World Pancreatic Cancer Day to share updates on their progress.
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$2M to boost Pancreatic Cancer survival announced for World Pancreatic Cancer Day
As the Sydney Opera House glowed purple on the eve of World Pancreatic Cancer Day, we revealed the six recipients of our 2017 grants program who will collectively receive $2M for Pancreatic Cancer research.
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