Since 2022, research teams involved in the NICR have already implemented 53 unique joint projects financed from various national and international sources (most were financed by the Czech Health Research Council and the Czech Science Foundation). Data show that collaboration among partners functions well and reinforces the position of NICR as the key national authority in cancer research. The number of joint projects among teams has been gradually increasing and we believe that this cooperation will continue further. Aside from ongoing projects, another 24 new joint applications have been submitted. The increasing trend in successful collaborative efforts across teams and partners clearly attests to the establishment of a consolidated national institute, which corresponds to the conditions spelled out in the EXCELES programme – and, above all, to plain good sense. ☺
Joint projects in numbers
This overview shows the extent of cooperation among research teams within NICR:
| Institution | No. of unique joint projects of NICR teams |
| Czech Health Research Council | 25 |
| Czech Science Foundation | 13 |
| H2020 | 1 |
| Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic | 11 |
| Technology Agency of the Czech Republic | 2 |
| International foundations | 1 |
| Total | 53 |
The number of joint projects active in particular years is shown in the table below:
| Institution | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Czech Health Research Council | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Czech Science Foundation | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| H2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Technology Agency of the Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| International foundations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 31 | 36 | 32 |
Cooperation among research teams will continue also in the following years: aside from currently running projects, another 24 joint applications have been submitted, mainly to the Czech Health Research Council and the Czech Science Foundation.