Tamar Peretz

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 with the overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention. More than 27,000 oncology practitioners belong to ASCO, representing all oncology disciplines and subspecialties. Members include physicians and health-care professionals in all levels of the practice of oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology is the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO’s members set the standard for patient care worldwide and lead the way in carrying out clinical research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. ASCO's efforts are also directed toward advocating for policies that provide access to high-quality care for all patients with cancer and at supporting the increased funding for clinical and translational research.

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is a leading medical oncology society that provides a professional network for its members and works with national societies across Europe. The non-profit company is based in Lugano, Switzerland. ESMO's position on a wide range of legislative and non-legislative policy files on both EU and levels is available to learn about. Raffaella Casolino is the third ESMO young medical oncologist serving as a cancer expert on the WHO Cancer Control team. ESMO's Young Oncologists Corner is dedicated to providing educational and networking opportunities for medical oncologists under 40.

American Association for Cancer Research prints and publishes scientific journals including clinical cancer research, molecular cancer therapeutics, molecular cancer research, cancer epidemiology, and biomarkers and prevention. The company was founded on May 7, 1907 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Hadassah University Hospital engages in the operation of hospitals and medical centers in Israel and abroad. Its services include hospitalization services, medical services, medical tourism, and research and development. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

Bio-MarCare Technologies Ltd. develops diagnostic kits based on novel biomarkers for early cancer identification, monitoring and assistance. Its product mCRC-Strat is a personalized medicine assay predicting responsiveness to anti EGFR therapy and Colon-MarCarePlex is a molecular assay (qRT-PCR) comprising a panel of RNA markers that can detect the advanced adenoma polyps as well as early stage colorectal cancer. The company was founded by Beatrice Uziely and Rachel Bar-Shavit in 2002 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.