Cuban authorities and U.S. experts to expand collaboration in cancer research

Scientists and directors of the Roswell Park Institute, based in New York City, spoke in the island about their relationship with Cuban research institutions.

by OnCuba Staff January 26, 2023 in Cuba-USA



Photo: Embassy of Cuba in the United States/Twitter.


Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Perdomo met this Tuesday with scientists from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), from the United States, who are visiting the island with the purpose of expanding collaboration with Cuban scientific institutions.

Perdomo assessed the meeting as “very important” and considered the cooperation between the U.S. institute and the Cuban Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) as “an example of what both countries can advance despite the blockade policy against the island,” according to a report by Prensa Latina (PL) news agency.

The official celebrated that recently the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury extended until 2027 the license to the RCPI to continue cooperation with Cuba in the fight against cancer.

The president and CEO of the RPCI, Candace Johnson, stressed that in recent years a long journey has been covered in this project that built a relationship of trust between the two institutions.

She added that Cuban scientists are “very innovative and develop different approaches to problem solving,” so this union can produce many good things for both parties, the publication added.

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