2024
Annual Report
Our Mission
CPRIT maintains the highest integrity and dedication to the mission of finding cures and treatments for cancer. Our investments position Texas as a world-class leader in cancer research and prevention and connect universities, researchers, physicians, companies, hospitals, and clinics throughout Texas to form a critical ecosystem of distinguished cancer-fighting talent.
As established by the Legislature, CPRIT is guided in our work by our three-part mission.
CPRIT augments the cancer research capacity of Texas institutions through recruiting preeminent researchers to Texas, assuring access to state-of-the-art equipment and specialized expertise at core facilities, funding the full continuum of innovative research, training the next generation of cancer researchers, and investing in emerging cancer research centers in all parts of Texas.
By supporting the most creative ideas and meritorious projects brought forward by Texas cancer research institutions, CPRIT is elevating scientific excellence while also reducing the burden of cancer in our state.
READ MISSION 1 FEATURE:
Learn about how two different CPRIT grants are helping to expand access to clinical trials in Texas.
Making access to cancer clinical trials more affordable
CPRIT unifies the broad spectrum of life science capabilities in Texas and unlocks the potential of that infrastructure for the fight against cancer.
With more than a decade of steady investment in cancer core facilities, advanced manufacturing tools, state-of-the-art computational modeling technologies, accelerator hubs, and other critical assets dedicated to the fight against cancer, CPRIT has bolstered the life science research and development infrastructure throughout the state. Together with Texas’ world-class institutions and academic medical centers, early-stage companies developing the next advancements in cancer care are a vibrant part of Texas’ life science ecosystem.
In addition to the phenomenal growth of the state’s cancer research and development infrastructure, CPRIT’s support for innovative cancer prevention programs that serve all parts of Texas is creating and expanding an unparalleled cancer fighting foundation that saves lives now and in the future.
READ MISSION 2 FEATURE:
Learn how a successful collaboration between CPRIT and a North Texas institution has assembled a formidable cancer prevention infrastructure across Texas that is saving lives and shaping futures.
Creating a Cancer Prevention Ecosystem Across 104 Texas Counties
CPRIT's investments bring the latest technologies and the brightest researchers to Texas while giving Texans more opportunities to access cancer prevention and diagnostic testing in underserved regions. CPRIT-funded projects that integrate unmatched biological, medical, chemical, and computational expertise with advanced technology open new doors for patient-specific treatment advances.
By accelerating innovation and breakthroughs in prevention and treatment, CPRIT keeps Texas on the cutting edge of novel and impactful developments in the fight against cancer.
READ MISSION 3 FEATURE:
Learn how the story of the development of the MasSpec Pen highlights the vital role of CPRIT in driving innovation across the spectrum of cancer research, from hypothesis to market commercialization.