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2025 Oncode Accelerator Summit

On December 4th, over 300 researchers, entrepreneurs, clinicians, patient advocates and industry leaders gathered for an afternoon devoted to one theme:  how to move from 'Innovation to Impact'. A selection of recorded presentations can be found here.

Over the last two years, we have laid the foundation for our infrastructure that supports our goal to Outsmart Cancer and Impact Lives. During this year's summit, we discussed our ongoing journey from innovation to impact.

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Our journey has just started. We hope to inspire you to join us in our mission to outsmart cancer and impact lives. Only by collaborating, we can ensure that cancer patients of all ages will have access to therapy options that also work for them.

Friso Smit, Chief Operating Officer of Oncode Accelerator Foundation

Outsmarting Cancer Through Demonstrator Projects

During the first session of the 2025 Oncode Accelerator Summit, the initial Demonstrator Projects were presented. These projects lie at the heart of the Oncode Accelerator program and offer tangible examples of turning innovation into real-world impact.

Outsmarting Cancer through Demonstrator Projects

Bastiaal Bijl, Business Development Manager , Oncode Accelerator Foundation

ATTImmune: Developing an Innovative, Modular Approach to Igniting Anti-tumor Immunity

Jessica McDonough, Co-founder and COO at Attivare Tx, USA

Leveraging Organoids to Advance Therapeutic Vaccines for Pediatric Sarcomas

Karin Sanders, Acting Group Leader of the Clevers Group and Head of the Central Máxima Organoid Biobank at the Princess Máxima Center

Lessons Learned from Years of Translating Fundamental Insights into Real-world Outcomes

Next, the audience heard from Jan Paul Medema, who highlighted the immense return on investment that Oncode Institute has brought about by funding promising early-stage science. Outcomes included Oncode Institute’s top-3 scientific performance worldwide as based on citations, 11 spin-off companies, and 6 new innovations on the market.

Oncode Institute: Tools and Tricks for Impact

Jan Paul Medema, Scientific Director Oncode Institute

Building Block for Impact

In a panel discussion which followed after a networking break, including round-table discussions, the audience was brought into a discussion on how ecosystems like the one Oncode Accelerator has built can add value.

How We Add Value — Building Blocks for Impact

Panelists:

Jeanine Roodhart, Medical Oncologist, UMC Utrecht and Lead of the Oncode Accelerator Patient Cohort Platform
Ellen Moors, Full Professor of Innovation and Sustainability and Head of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
Conny Helder, Chair of the FAST board, Former Minister of Health

Moderated by: Alex Cloherty, Marketing & Communications Manager, Oncode Accelerator Foundation