ECO Signs an MoU with SPCC

The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) signed a memourandum of understanding with Sharing Progress in Cancer Care (SPCC).

We are proud of the ongoing work with SPCC as a nonprofit organisation, which fosters and shares innovation and progress in order to facilitate the advancement of best practices and their widespread adoption worldwide across the cancer care continuum.

Commenting on the agreement, Andreas Charalambous, ECO President, said:

"It is with great pleasure for ECO to have signed an MoU together with SPCC that will allow the development and collaboration of joint activities that will support both organizations’ mission. The current MoU will allow our current collaboration to expand even further, showcasing, and amplifying ECO’s and SPCC’s work to an extended network of stakeholders."

Matti Aapro, SPCC President, said:

"The signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ECO (European Cancer Organisation) formalizes a great existing cooperation. ECO is a federation of 42 cancer related societies with a strong Patient Advisory Committee. SPCC offers educational resources in this large area. Together we shall increase the impact of activities which should benefit patient and health care provider knowledge, supporting the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan pillars."

Our official collaboration with SPCC is focused on the following areas:

• Partnering in project development and funding research
• Sharing intelligence, development contacts and information from institutional bodies both at European and Global level
• Mutual recognition as a collaboration partner
• Cooperation in promoting each other’s activities
• Connecting and sharing relevant experts from both organisations on specific institutional activities of mutual interest