Centre for Cancer Biomarkers
Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO) is a Centre of Excellence at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen.
The center is working on new cancer biomarkers and targeted therapy, and has particular focus on mechanisms that show how cancer cells are affected by the microenvironment in the tumors, and what significance this has for cancer proliferation and poor prognosis.
Centre director is Lars A. Akslen, Department of Clinical Medicine.
Project managers
Centre director is Lars A. Akslen.
CCBIO has nine principal investigators, and three associated investigators:
CCBIO is established by the Research Council of Norway in collaboration with the University of Bergen. Other important sources of financial support are Helse Vest and the Norwegian Cancer Society.