29/10/2025
🌍 IMPORTANT Project at the Horizon Europe Cancer Mission Cluster 2nd Annual Meeting – Berlin 2025 🇩🇪
On 16 October 2025, the IMPORTANT Project proudly participated in the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Horizon Europe Cancer Mission “Diagnosis & Treatment” Cluster, held at the Charité University Hospital in Berlin, Germany.
This annual gathering brought together representatives from the 13 funded projects within the Mission Cancer Cluster to:
✔️ Present project progress and future plans,
✔️ Discuss cross-cutting topics such as data management, communication, citizen engagement, and inequalities,
✔️ Exchange best practices and generate material for upcoming policy briefs and joint cluster deliverables.
🗓️ Meeting Highlights
The full-day agenda included presentations and roundtables covering:
Project status updates and shared deliverables on Data Management, Communication and a Common Work Plan,
WG1: Collaborative Framework & Data Management
WG2: Dissemination and Communication of Results
WG3: Research and Innovation
WG4: Citizen Engagement
WG5: Addressing Inequalities
💬 IMPORTANT Project’s Contributions
During the meeting, Dr. Antonis Valachis (Örebro University) chaired the WG5 – Addressing Inequalities roundtable, highlighting how the project contributes to reducing disparities in cancer diagnosis and treatment access across Europe through evidence-based and patient-centered approaches.
In the WG4 – Citizen Engagement session, led by Carina Dantas (SHINE 2Europe), Kelly Mastoraki (Circular Economy Foundation) presented IMPORTANT’s recent actions at the European Researchers' Night’ 2025 in Nicosia, Cyprus, showcasing how the project connects science and society through creativity, empathy and collaboration, engaging citizens of all ages in meaningful dialogue about cancer prevention and research.
A huge thank-you to all our partners in the Diagnosis & Treatment Cluster and to the organisers (CARE1 Project) of this inspiring and collaborative meeting in Berlin. Together, we continue advancing a more inclusive, participatory and impactful European cancer research mission.
Together, we continue advancing a more inclusive, participatory and impactful European cancer research mission.
