Governor Ron Desantis and First Lady Casey Desantis state funds for Florida Cancer and promote the success of the Floridas Cancer Innovation Fund

Press release from the office of governor Ron Desantis

Tallahassee Fla. Concentrate on the budget budget of tax responsibility For the financial year (FY) 2025-26. The governor and First Lady have also emphasized the success of the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund, who occurs in his third application round for this current financial year.

“Florida made historical investments in cancer research and innovation, and we look forward to doing more to fight this devastating disease,” said governor Ron Desantis. “This morning First Lady Casey Desantis and I emphasized the cancer initiatives of our state for 2025. We strive to find solutions that change cancer treatment, support patients and their relatives and ultimately save countless life.”

The Concentrate on the budget budget of tax responsibility Contains historical financing for cancer research initiatives and builds on historical investments in previous years to support critical research. This year's proposal includes:

• Continuation of the financing of $ 60 million for the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund.
• USD 132.5 million for the Casey Desantis Cancer Research Program, which will finance grants and build the Florida Cancer Research Network in order to expand cooperation between healthcare service providers, researchers and institutions.
• 30 million US dollars invested in the establishment of the new incubator from Cancer Connect. This incubator focuses on certain areas of cancer research every five years on a rotating basis to improve the research capacity throughout Florida. Her initial focus will be on pediatric cancer research.

The highlight of the governor and first lady in the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund comes because he can submit his third application cycle for the awards this financial year. The first round of the program was opened in November 2024, and the applications were accepted by December 13, 2024. After a thorough review process, the Cancer Connect Collaborative was proud to choose First rise biomedical As one of the first winners of the program. This company received 2 million US dollars for researching functional precision medicine, with which personalized treatment plans for patients are created whose cancer has returned and covers the costs of medication. Round 2 are currently awarded and will be informed around mid -April 2025. In the next financial year, the application cycles will be opened quarterly.

The Florida Cancer Innovation Fund was set up for the future budget of Florida for the 2024-25 financial year. This fund aims to provide funds for research projects that focus on innovative approaches to data infrastructure and the best practices of disease treatment. Funding only applies to institutions in Florida.