Klaus Pantel
University Cancer Center Hamburg (Germany)
Prof. Pantel is Chairman of the Institute of Tumour Biology at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf which is part of the Centre of Experimental Medicine and the University Cancer Center Hamburg (UCCH). He hast contributed pioneering work in the field of cancer micrometastasis, circulating tumor cells and circulating nucleic acids (ctDNA, microRNAs) and has been awarded the AACR Outstanding Investigator Award 2010, German Cancer Award 2010, and ERC Advanced Investigator Grant 2011. Moreover, Prof. Pantel coordinates the European IMI consortium CANCER-ID (www.cancer-id.eu) on blood-based “Liquid Biopsies” in lung and breast cancer comprising 38 partner institutions from academia, non-profit organzations and industry.