cruk.org/grandchallenge Call closes 12 October 2017

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2 We ve been given the freedom to do something that scares and excites us at the same time Dr Josephine Bunch, analytical chemist Grand Challenge 2017 winner ( 16m) Grand Challenge ofers up to 20m over 5 years to international, multidisciplinary teams with bold, novel approaches to address some of the toughest problems in cancer research. cruk.org/grandchallenge Call closes 12 October 2017 Reg charity numbers , SC & 1103

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