Princeton University is collaborating with The Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in a new East Coast hub dedicated to making immunotherapy more effective for cancer patients, an initiative launched with a $50 million gift from the Weill Family Foundation and to be matched with philanthropy from each partner institution that together will total more than $125 million.
Philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill announced the new partnership in a press release today, together with leaders of the four institutions. The Weill Cancer Hub East “connects world-class experts” from the four institutions to advance the promise of immunotherapy for cancer patients by examining “the interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunotherapy,” the press release said.
“With the best minds in the field armed with the most advanced research techniques, the Weill Cancer Hub East will seek to elevate immunotherapy and improve patient care for people battling cancer,” Sanford “Sandy” Weill said in the press release. “Joan and I could not be more excited about the endless possibilities of this special partnership — investment in science and medicine is our labor of love.” To read the full story.