Kristian Helin

AstraZeneca unveils drug to treat mutating breast cancer before it starts to grow Pharma group estimates Camizestrant could be worth up to $5bn of sales in its peak year

AstraZeneca unveils drug to treat mutating breast cancer before it starts to grow—Professor @helink.bsky.social ‪ chief executive of the Institute of Cancer Research, said the results…  www.ft.com/content/9c3b... @hannahkuchler.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Congratulations to the MSK-IMPACT team MSK for receiving the @theaacr.bsky.social Team Science Award.

The team is recognized for its pivotal advances in clinical genomic sequencing that have transformed oncology practice, clinical trials, and cancer discovery research. Learn more: bit.ly/4jJMaOu

Well done to all our fundraisers and runners who took part of the #LondonMarathon yesterday for the ICR!

Thank you so much for your support – it's a great motivator for all of us working in research to make the discoveries that defeat cancer.

Video: Why Is ICE Detaining College Students? The Trump administration is trying to deport pro-Palestinian students who are legally in the United States, citing national security. First Amendment experts say that violates free speech protections....

A cry for the First-Amendment.
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A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started | Alexander Hurst The Trump administration is cutting funding, while specifically targeting institutions like Columbia. No wonder academics want out, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

....and to be followed by broad investment in science as the columnist suggests.

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Compelling argument!

Compelling argument!

Science under attack: a growing list of statements from journals
@jama.com
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@plos.org
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@science.org
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@nature.com
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@embopress.org
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The AACR is deeply concerned that the Administration’s recent actions are threatening NIH and its mission to accelerate progress for patients with cancer and other diseases that afflict millions of Americans. Read our statement: https://buff.ly/4gRXNB8

In an NHS ward I saw how Britain relies on immigrants. Yet still we tell them they’re not wanted | John Harris My dad’s journey through the health and social care systems proves what politicians secretly know: we’ll be lost if they succeed in ‘sending them home’, says Guardian columnist John Harris

So true!

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Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’ Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island

Of course!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Minister defends plan to broadcast footage of deportation of illegal workers – UK politics live Angela Eagle defends government plan to broadcast deportations as Home Office launches new immigration raids

No comment!

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The ICR has played a crucial role in the development of the targeted drug #Olaparib.

Professor Kristian Helin, (@helink.bsky.social) - Chief Executive of the ICR, said: "I’m proud of the decades of research at the ICR that have underpinned this achievement."

Zuckerberg is less insecure than Musk, so he sometimes tries to come off as chastened and innocent. In fact, Zuckerberg has never retreated from his belief that he and his companies deserve the power they have and should mold the world to his vision of the greater good!"

Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga | Siva Vaidhyanathan It’s a mistake to describe the Meta CEO’s move as a retreat from ‘fact-checking’: it’s a retreat from limiting harm to users

Interesting analysis on Zuckerberg in The Guardian.

"He is not acting as a mercenary capitalist. He is acting as a megamaniacal ideologue, as usual. Zuckerberg’s self-regard is beyond limits. Perhaps only Musk, among his peers, has more self-regard.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.

Difficult not to be worried!

Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...

The alternative 2024 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos The best and worst of 2024 – featuring Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the war on woke and the happiest 34 seconds of the year

Entertaining - also if you are not into sports.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...

Britain will never be great again until we stop flogging our top companies to the US | Will Hutton Tech selloffs not only cost tax revenue and jobs, but are turning the UK into a vassal state

Make Britain Great Again: Interesting and relevant analysis - which, although not surprising, should influence decision making in the UK (government).

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Opinion | Pfizer Stopped Us From Getting Ozempic Decades Ago Researchers identified one key breakthrough for GLP-1 drugs in the 1980s, but Pfizer walked away.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/o...

👋We're looking for a #Software #Engineer to join our Centre, to develop and maintain a patient app platform as part of a collaborative project.

Check out the job listing for more information jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/10...

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Read the Letter From Nobel Laureates Urging That Mr. Kennedy Not be Confirmed (Gift Article) More than 75 laureates have written an open letter describing Mr. Kennedy’s selection for H.H.S. secretary as detrimental to public health.

Paul Nurse did not sign it.
See if this link works.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Worth paying for!

Read the Letter From Nobel Laureates Urging That Mr. Kennedy Not be Confirmed More than 75 laureates have written an open letter describing Mr. Kennedy’s selection for H.H.S. secretary as detrimental to public health.

Read the Letter From Nobel Laureates Urging That Mr. Kennedy Not be Confirmed www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

👋Hello to the #CancerResearch community on Bluesky. If you want to know more about #ConvergenceScience and how we bring researchers together from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and @icrlondon.bsky.social check out our new website page 👇

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Scientists can predict how long prostate cancer patients will respond to olaparib Scientists have worked out a way of predicting how long a prostate cancer patient will continue to respond to the PARP inhibitor drug, olaparib, according to new research published in the journal Canc...

🆕 Scientists have worked out a way to predict how long #ProstateCancer patients will respond to the PARP inhibitor drug olaparib, according to new research published in #CancerCell.

Read more ⤵️

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Registration now for the 2025 Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics GRC, a premier event for you to dive into groundbreaking research and network with leading experts in the field.

📅 Date: May 18-23, 2025
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