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| New £25m centre to tackle cancer | New £25m centre to tackle cancer |
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| A £25m cancer research centre has been opened at Queen's University, Belfast by former Senator George Mitchell. | |
| It will make Belfast a centre of excellence in cancer research and will house more than 300 researchers from across the world. | It will make Belfast a centre of excellence in cancer research and will house more than 300 researchers from across the world. |
| Its focus will be on new methods of prevention, treatment and diagnosis. | Its focus will be on new methods of prevention, treatment and diagnosis. |
| "This new centre places Northern Ireland in the front line of the worldwide crusade to tackle cancer," said Senator Mitchell. | "This new centre places Northern Ireland in the front line of the worldwide crusade to tackle cancer," said Senator Mitchell. |
| "The international dimension of the centre's work is crucial. Cancer doesn't recognise boundaries or geographical frontiers." | "The international dimension of the centre's work is crucial. Cancer doesn't recognise boundaries or geographical frontiers." |
| Meeting | Meeting |
| An international science meeting is taking place at Queen's to mark the centre's opening. | An international science meeting is taking place at Queen's to mark the centre's opening. |
| Scientists from Northern Ireland and India will discuss new ways of fighting cancer during the two-day event. | Scientists from Northern Ireland and India will discuss new ways of fighting cancer during the two-day event. |
| It follows the establishment of an international research partnership to develop new ways of understanding and treating the disease between Queen's and the Indian government's Ministry of Biotechnology. | It follows the establishment of an international research partnership to develop new ways of understanding and treating the disease between Queen's and the Indian government's Ministry of Biotechnology. |