José Iglesias

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.

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.

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.

Abraxis Bioscience, Inc. develops therapeutics for cancer, infectious diseases and other critical illnesses. Its development platform uses nanoparticle albumin-bound technology to deliver drugs to tumors that produce SPARC. Abraxene, the first protein-based nanoparticle chemotherapeutic compound, is FDA approved for treating metastatic breast cancer. Abraxis Bioscience is focused on expanding the use of Abraxene and developing other drug candidates utilizing the same technology. Abraxene is approved for marketing in over 35 countris and the company has manufacturing facilities in the United States and Switzerland. Abraxis Bioscience was organized in 2007 from the oncology and research businesses of American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Abraxis BioScience, Inc. manufactures specialty pharmaceutical products. The company develops, manufactures and markets injectable products and leverages revolutionary technology such as its nab(TM) platform to discover and deliver breakthrough therapeutics that transform the treatment of cancer and other life threatening diseases. The company is located in Schaumburg, IL

Amgen Canada, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.