Cancer Research KI collaboration with Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center

History of the KI-Mayo collaboration

In 1994, an annual research symposium was established between diabetes and metabolism researchers from the Mayo Clinic and the Karolinska Institutet.

In 2011, Mayo Clinic and Karolinska Institutet signed an agreement that formalized and encouraged partnerships between the two institutions toward goals in research, education, and innovation. Today, Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic support a strong network of collaborations through a joint collaboration platform.

In 2020, the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Karolinska Institutet - Cancer Research KI announced a collaborative call within the area of breast cancer.

This newly formed collaboration began with an initial phase supporting two demonstration projects in 2020 on the topic of breast cancer, due to already existing links and collaboration between the research entities. The aim of this collaboration is to have a global impact on cancer through research focusing on the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of breast cancer. In the following years, broader topics in cancer research were included in the KI-Mayo collaborative call.

In 2024, Karolinska Institutet and Mayo Clinic celebrated 30 years of fruitful scientific collaboration and exchange. 

Mayo-KI annual meeting

More information about previous Mayo-KI annual meetings can be found here.