In line with San Francisco and Boston , San Diego is one of the top-three cities for biotech development . More than 900 life science companies are clustered here , a large percentage of which work in oncology . This ecosystem positions San Diego at the forefront of discovery - bringing genomic medicine , new technologies and clinical trials to market . Curebound is a catalyst to brings these resources together and accelerate cures .
At Curebound , collaboration is everything . Their unique funding model creates multi-disciplinary collaboration among the top research institutions in San Diego providing funding to specialized scientific teams to work in partnership on a specific area of opportunity in cancer research . Curebound will award its next cycle of Discovery grant funding later this year and looks forward
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to announcing its first Cure Prize grant for multi-year , million-dollar research in December .
We believe that best ideas happen when the right people work together .”
– ANNE MARBARGER , CEO
Cancer is the # 1 cause of death in San Diego . In some way , this cause will touch all of our lives . Curebound ’ s annual events aim to bring all of San Diego ’ s diverse communities together in a shared effort to find a cure . Hosted in partnership with the SD Padres , Padres Pedal the Cause brings together thousands of participants each year to raise money for collaborative cancer research . Held in April , this year was record-setting as more than 2,000 community members raised over $ 3.2 million for cancer . 100 %
Immunotherapy check presentation of every dollar raised funds life-saving cancer research in San Diego .
This fall , Curebound will launch its inaugural benefit concert at the beautiful Rady-Jacobs Shell on the San Diego waterfront . Headliner will be announced this summer . Mark your calendars for November 4 , 2022 !
To learn more about Curebound and how you can get involved , visit www . curebound . org
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