“Understanding tumour-host interactions” Cluster
“Understanding tumour-host interactions” Cluster
EU Missions
The European Union (EU) has stablished 5 EU Missions within the Horizon Europe (2021-2027) research and innovation programme. These missions define the major societal challenges of the EU for the upcoming years, setting ambitious goals to be achieved by 2030.
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The common aim of the EU Missions is to deliver tangible benefits to people in Europe through a coordinated effort that pools resources from various policies, regulations, and activities. They aim to mobilise and engage public and private actors, including EU Member States, regional and local authorities, research institutes, entrepreneurs, investors, and citizens, to create real and lasting impact.
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The five EU Missions are:
'Cancer' - Aimed at saving over 3 million lives and improving quality of life for cancer patients and their families by 2030 through better understanding, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and equitable access to care.
'100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030' - by and for the Citizens' - Supporting 100 European cities in transforming towards climate neutrality by 2030 through green innovations
'Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030' - Addressing threats to healthy oceans and waters by 2030 through targets on sustainable use, climate resilience, governance, and public engagement.
'A soil Deal for Europe' - Putting Europe on a path towards sustainable land and soil management by 2030, with at least 75% of soils being healthy in each EU country.
'Adaptation to Climate Change' - Preparing Europe for climate disruptions and accelerating societal transformation towards deep climate resilience by 2030.
The EU Cancer Mission
The goal of the EU Cancer Mission is to improve the lives of more than 3 million people by 2030 through prevention, cure and enhancing the quality of life for those affected by cancer including their families.
The EU Cancer Mission plans to achieve this aim through a comprehensive approach focused on 4 objectives:
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Understanding of cancer - Improve our understanding of cancer by studying its biology, risk factors, prevention methods, and developing new screening techniques.
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Prevention and early detection - Enhance cancer prevention through lifestyle interventions, vaccination programs, and develop affordable early detection tools and programs to diagnose cancer at earlier stages.
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Diagnosis and treatment - Optimise cancer diagnosis and treatment by supporting research into new therapies, personalised medicine approaches, and improving access to innovative treatments across Europe.
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Quality of life for patients & their families - Improve the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors by providing better supportive and palliative care, addressing mental health needs, and ensuring equitable access to high-quality care.
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The EU Cancer Mission brings together around 50 EU-financed projects. These are grouped into 8 clusters depending on which of the 4 Mission Cancer objectives they are most closely aligned with.​​
Within the Understanding Cancer objective, two clusters have been created:
- Understanding (tumour-host interactions) cluster, where the MULTIR has been included.
- Understanding (risk factors & determinants) cluster. To know more about this cluster, click here.​​
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The primary goal of the Understanding (tumour-host interactions) cluster is to foster synergies among projects with collaborative objectives, conduct joint activities, and mobilise the wider cancer research community. Additionally, the projects will promote exchange with citizens, including patients, to involve them and consider their perspectives, reduce healthcare inequalities, and improve access to care.
The 6 projects of the Understanding (tumour-host interactions) cluster are:
