Accelerating cancer discoveries through research tools
Who are we?
As part of Cancer Research UK, we are determined to accelerate cancer discoveries.
For 40 years scientists from academic universities and leading cancer centres have deposited their research tools with us. These range from antibodies, cell lines, organoids, small molecules, mouse models, cell culture media, proteins, vectors and other state-of- the-art technologies. We offer in-bound shipping, storage, production, maintenance, authentication, record keeping and worldwide distribution of these research tools to the wider scientific community.
Such collaborative effort has created a significant collection of research materials at global scale with best-in-class service that can support end users from research scientists, academic spin outs and emerging biotech to large scale biopharma to accelerate cancer discoveries and drive innovation.
Deposit your tools, join a global community, accelerate cancer research.
A video introducing you to CancerTools.org – who we are and what we do.
Our vision
To be the foremost, science-led non-profit cancer research tools biorepository to accelerate cancer research discoveries and innovation worldwide.
Our mission
To support researchers in making their cancer research tools easily accessible to the wider scientific community and support cancer discoveries.
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Institutes worldwide
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Continents
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Tools contributed
Our capabilities
In-house production
- Acquisition, production, scale-up and storage of research materials
- Antibody manufacture and characterisation at scale
- Cell banking, maintenance and authentication
Innovative platform and technologies
- Fully equipped state of the art purpose-built laboratory facilities
- Latest bioprocessing and analytical techniques
- Compliant quality management system
Global supply chain
- Inventory management
- Worldwide shipping to acquire and supply materials
- Continuous support to navigate shipping contingencies
Subject matter expertise
- Specialist cell biology and immunology support
- PhD level technical and product support team
- Dedicated external innovation and business development team
Extensive online portfolio
- Tools address basic cancer science to translational research
- Easy access to tools via eCommerce enabled website
- Over 3500 citations associated with available tools
Part of Cancer Research UK
- Managing tools and technologies developed by Cancer Research UK funded scientists for over 40 years
- Aligned mission and vision to support cancer researchers in accelerating cancer discoveries and innovation
A dedicated team
Based in the US and the UK, the CancerTools.org team consists of a passionate, dedicated group of individuals.
With a background in scientific research and experience in producing, managing, licensing and marketing research tools, the team are well equipped to support cancer researchers with their inventions, allowing our wider scientific community to focus on what they do best: accelerating cancer discoveries.
”We have created CancerTools.org to be the home of cancer research tools. A single, accessible place where cancer scientists worldwide can easily deposit and access cancer antibodies, cell lines and other research tools. We partner with cancer researchers, institutions and societies to help them save both time and resources, whilst making tools widely and easily available. By unifying the cancer research tool community in this way, we hope to accelerate cancer research and innovation discoveries.
Bob BondarykGlobal Head, CancerTools.org
