Funding

None of our work would be possible without the support we receive from our generous funders past and present. Currently, our work receives funding from:

The Research Council of Finland

MechanoSpace: Mechanocrosstalk and spatial communication networks driving cancer progression and therapy resistance (2026-2031)

Cancer Society of Finland

Cell plasticity and spatial signalling in cancer invasion and metastasis (2023-2027)

ERC Advanced Grant

BorderControl: Regaining control of cancer at biological borders (2024-2029)

This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme (Grant agreement No. 101142305).
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Worldwide Cancer Research (WWCR)

Microenvironmental containment of tumours through paracrine secretion (2023-2025)

Jane Ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö

Cancer metastasis – new biological paradigms as drug targets (2023 – 2027)

Juseslius Foundation

Scaffolding Oncogenic Signaling – identification of clinically relevant signaling integrators (2023-2026)

The Research Council of Finland Centres of Excellence

BarrierForce - Biological Barrier Mechanics and Disease: From molecular-scale to tissue-level understanding of signal integration and forces (2022-2029)

More info at the BarrierForce Website

Other partners
The Finnish Cancer Institute
The European Research Council
European Molecular Biology Organization
Marie Curie Actions