HofmannMarco Austria

Scientific Director / Lead of Research Laboratories Cancer Pharmacology & Disease Positioning Department in Vienna, Boehringer Ingelheim Experienced scientific director and group leader with a demonstrated history in the pharmaceutical industry. Skilled in biotechnology, small molecules, life sciences, in vitro and in vivo studies, and drug development. Strong program and project management professional with a Dr. rer. nat (PhD) in Biology (technical orientation) from the University of Stuttgart.

Monday, 16 June 2025

Time	Session

14:00 15:15	Award Winners Special Session OricchioElisa Co-Chair Switzerland CohenMerav Co-Chair Israel Introduction of the Mark Foundation BishRebecca Presenter United States 2025 EACR-Mark Foundation -Pezcoller Foundation Rising Star Award Lecture: Unravelling cell plasticity in tumor initiation and progression KovatchevaMarta Award Lecture Italy Introduction AstraZeneca Fellowship and Award OricchioElisa Presenter Switzerland EACR - AstraZeneca Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Lecture: Targeting immunosuppression induced by oncogenic PI3K/AKT signalling to enhance anti-tumour immunity in breast cancer van WeverwijkAntoinette Award Lecture The Netherlands Introduction Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship and Award HofmannMarco Presenter Austria EACR - Boehringer Ingelheim Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Lecture: Implications of one carbon metabolism in cancer cell proliferation and metastasis KiwelerNicole Award Lecture Luxembourg Auditorium II

Time

Session

14:00

15:15

Award Winners Special Session

OricchioElisa Co-Chair Switzerland

CohenMerav Co-Chair Israel

Introduction of the Mark Foundation

BishRebecca Presenter United States
2025 EACR-Mark Foundation -Pezcoller Foundation Rising Star Award Lecture: Unravelling cell plasticity in tumor initiation and progression

KovatchevaMarta Award Lecture Italy
Introduction AstraZeneca Fellowship and Award

OricchioElisa Presenter Switzerland
EACR - AstraZeneca Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Lecture: Targeting immunosuppression induced by oncogenic PI3K/AKT signalling to enhance anti-tumour immunity in breast cancer

van WeverwijkAntoinette Award Lecture The Netherlands
Introduction Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship and Award

HofmannMarco Presenter Austria
EACR - Boehringer Ingelheim Postdoctoral Fellowship Award Lecture: Implications of one carbon metabolism in cancer cell proliferation and metastasis

KiwelerNicole Award Lecture Luxembourg

Auditorium II

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Time	Session

14:25 15:15	Career Discovery Session 1A (open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required) Carracedo PerezArkaitz Coordinator Spain OricchioElisa Coordinator Switzerland TABLE 1: Efficient and caring mentorship: how to make your research team flourish? JoyceJohanna A Moderator Switzerland TABLE 2: Leadership: Experience of a former EACR president DiveCaroline Moderator United Kingdom TABLE 3: Building Equitable Research Careers for Women IvaskaJohanna Moderator Finland TABLE 4: How to make your research transferable to the clinic ValienteManuel Moderator Spain TABLE 6: Challenges of starting a new lab and becoming a PI abroad AlcoleaMaria Pilar Moderator United Kingdom TABLE 8: The challenges of opening your own lab KarthausWouter Moderator Switzerland TABLE 9: ERC funding opportunities for starting or establishing a research group in the EU or Associated Countries CaraffiniVeronica Moderator TABLE 10: Lessons from My Journey: Navigating Data Science & Bioinformatics Careers in Pharma SinaNassiri Moderator Switzerland TABLE 7: Experiences and Insights from a Pharmaceutical Research Career HofmannMarco Moderator Austria Career Discovery Area

Time

Session

14:25

15:15

Career Discovery Session 1A

(open to EACR Early Career & Student Members, pre-registration required)

Carracedo PerezArkaitz Coordinator Spain

OricchioElisa Coordinator Switzerland

TABLE 1: Efficient and caring mentorship: how to make your research team flourish?

JoyceJohanna A Moderator Switzerland
TABLE 2: Leadership: Experience of a former EACR president

DiveCaroline Moderator United Kingdom
TABLE 3: Building Equitable Research Careers for Women

IvaskaJohanna Moderator Finland
TABLE 4: How to make your research transferable to the clinic

ValienteManuel Moderator Spain
TABLE 6: Challenges of starting a new lab and becoming a PI abroad

AlcoleaMaria Pilar Moderator United Kingdom
TABLE 8: The challenges of opening your own lab

KarthausWouter Moderator Switzerland
TABLE 9: ERC funding opportunities for starting or establishing a research group in the EU or Associated Countries

CaraffiniVeronica Moderator
TABLE 10: Lessons from My Journey: Navigating Data Science & Bioinformatics Careers in Pharma

SinaNassiri Moderator Switzerland
TABLE 7: Experiences and Insights from a Pharmaceutical Research Career

HofmannMarco Moderator Austria

Career Discovery Area

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Time	Session

08:30 09:15	Meet the Expert - Interactive Session TrumppAndreas Moderator Germany Advancing Science Through Industry-Academic Collaboration: Pre-Clinical Development of KRAS Modulators HofmannMarco Speaker Austria Tumor Archetypes Reimagined: Multi-Omic Insights, AI-Driven Discovery, and New Frontiers in Cancer Subtyping SinaNassiri Speaker Switzerland Discussion with the Experts Career Discovery Area