Institut Curie Foundation Commemorates Centenary of Innovation in the Fight Against Cancer

In 1921, twelve years after the Institut of Radium was founded, and ten years after Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize for the discovery of radium, the President of the United States presented Marie Curie with a gram of radium, which was purchased with donated funds and led to the development of radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer. This act of generosity sparked the creation of Institut Curie's fundraising foundation, which continues to support cutting-edge, life-changing cancer research 100 years later. Over the course of 2021, Institut Curie will host various events to celebrate the last century of premiere cancer care and research. Since 2011, GRoW is honored to have supported Institut Curie's critically important neuroblastoma research.