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CNIO Building / Laura M. Lombardía. CNIO

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11.03.2026 Kick-off for a clinical trial aimed to determine the influence of diet on the treatment of metastatic breast or gynaecological cancers The LUMINOVA clinical trial has just started, aiming to observe the effect of a personalised diet on...

02.03.2026 Statement from the CNIO Board At its extraordinary meeting on February 27, 2026, the Board of Trustees was informed of the...

Carla Daniela Robles-Espinoza / Carla Daniela Robles-Espinoza.

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19.02.2026 Nature. A study on the most common form of melanoma in Latin America, Africa and Asia warns about the lack of cancer genetics research in non-European populations Melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, is not always caused by sun exposure. In fact,...

Group picture for the 'Solutions for inclusive leadership' meeting

Outreach to Society
17.02.2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science. How to promote women’s access to leadership positions in science? More than 40 entities from biomedicine and pharmaceutical industry think about solutions “Leading is a public service, it’s using part of your time and energy in the service of...

From the left: Raúl Torres, Alejandro Nieto and Sandra Rodríguez-Perales. / Christian Esposito. Madmoviex. CNIO

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06.02.2026 Molecular Cancer. A new experimental strategy uses gene editing against tumours with too many oncogenes The onset and aggressiveness of cancer are related to the abnormal behaviour of certain genes, known...

CNIO Molecular Oncology Group/ MadMoviex. CNIO

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29.01.2026 PNAS. The group led by Barbacid at CNIO completely eliminates pancreatic tumours in mice with no resistance developing In Spain, more than 10,300 cases of pancreatic cancer are diagnosed each year, making it one of the...

Fernando Peláez, acting scientific director of the CNIO, standing in the center, at the ceremony for the 13th National Biotechnology Award. /CNIO

Outreach to Society
22.01.2026 CNIO acting scientific director Fernando Peláez, winner of the 13th National Biotechnology Award The acting scientific director of the CNIO, Fernando Peláez, has been awarded the 13th National...

Part of the new managing team at CNIO. From the left: Óscar Llorca; Marisol Soengas; managing director José Manuel Bernabé; Francisco X. Real; Fernando Peláez, acting scientific director; Raúl Rabadán; Núria Malats; Sandra Rodríguez; Óscar Fernández-Capetillo, and Anna González Neira. / CNIO

21.01.2026 CNIO presents its Action Plan to guide its future towards the most promising areas in cancer research today The management at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Spain’s leading cancer...

Outreach to Society
15.01.2026 CNIO researcher Antonio Pérez, new corresponding member of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain Antonio Pérez Martínez, head of the IdiPAZ-CNIO Pediatric Oncohematology Clinical Research Unit,...

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