EACR 2026: Innovative Cancer Science

November 28, 2025

The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR), Budapest 08-11 June 2026 The 2026 Annual Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR 2026) is a four-day congress dedicated to basic, preclinical, and translational cancer research. EACR 2026 will bring together the cancer research community to inspire innovation and build knowledge, connections, and collaborations. It will highlight the latest science being conducted in various cancer research fields including cancer prevention, initiation and evolution, immunology and immunotherapies, genomics, metastasis, tumour heterogeneity, spatial tumour biology, the tumour micro- and macroenvironments, and more. The wide-ranging scientific programme is complemented by Meet the Expert, Meet the Journal Editors, and Meet the Research Centre Directors sessions, plus industry symposia, and Career Discovery roundtables. Deadlines: Abstract submissions open: 01 December 2025 \|\| Abstract submission deadline: 04 March 2026 Registration opens: 07 January 2026 \|\| Early-rate registration deadline: 21 April 2026 Regular rate registration deadline: 18 May 2026 (late and onsite registration available) Travel grant application deadline: 04 March 2026 Keywords: cancer research, liquid biopsy, cancer and ageing, cancer therapies, biological rhythms, brain tumours, RNA modifications, cancer immunology, cancer immunotherapy, cancer initiation, cancer prevention, cell cycle regulation, cell death mechanisms, chemical biology, functional genomics, genomic instability, immune activation, tumour metastasis, microbiome, cancer models, cancer plasticity, non-genetic cancer evolution, spatial tumour biology, tumour heterogeneity, tumour microenvironment, tumour innervation, tumour macroenvironment, cancer cachexia, cancer metabolics, women in leadership, career development, scientific publishing, speed networking, early-career researchers

Organized by:			The European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
Invited Speakers:			Sheera Adar \| Salvador Aznar Benitah \| Alberto Bardelli \| Eduard Batlle \| Uri Ben-David \| Yinon Ben-Neriah \| Giulia Biffi \| Sandra Blanco Benavente \| Gideon Bollag \| Giovanni Ciriello \| Alessio Ciulli \| Johann de Bono \| Zoi Diamantopoulou \| Mustafa Diken \| Caroline Dive \| Neta Erez \| Keith Flaherty \| Karuna Ganesh \| Evangelos Giampazolias \| Vera Gorbunova \| Petra Hamerlik \| Carl-Henrik Heldin \| Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke \| Guillaume Jacquemet \| Camilla Jandus \| Phil Jones \| Johanna A Joyce \| Leeat Keren \| Guido Kroemer \| Bernhard Kuster \| Stefan Laufer \| Anthony George Letai \| Erez Levanon \| Leanne Li \| Xin Lu \| Marcos Malumbres \| Silvia Marsoni \| Seamus J Martin \| Julie M Mazet \| Yifat Merbl \| Christina Metoikidou \| Péter Nagy \| Renato Ostuni \| Marina Pasca di Magliano \| Attila Patócs \| Daniel Peeper \| Jonathon Pines \| Michael Platten \| Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta \| Timothy R Rebbeck \| Yardena Samuels \| Owen Sansom \| Stefano Santaguida \| Victoria Sanz-Moreno \| Adrian Saurin \| Christoph Scheiermann \| Joan Seoane \| Marisol S Soengas \| Andreas Spitzmüller \| Darrin Stuart \| Zoltan Szallasi \| Tuomas Tammela \| Li Tang \| Chris Tape \| Andreas Trumpp \| Jacco van Rheenen \| Paolo Vineis \| Ahsani T Weeraratna \| Elisabete Weiderpass \| Sabine Werner \| Richard White \| Martha Zarou

Deadline for Abstracts:			04 March 2026

Registration:			https://2026.eacr.org/?utm_source=HUM&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=EACR2026&utm_content=
E-mail:			stephanie.milsom@eacr.org

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