The Collaborative Summit on Breast Cancer Research defined new research-funding paradigms in the fight against breast cancer.

The summit brought together more than 100 participants, including leadership and senior staff from 27 breast cancer-funding organizations, advocacy groups, experts from government agencies, scientists from academic institutions, and researchers from the pharmaceutical industry.

The event took place at the Landsdowne Resort, November 1-2, 2007, in Leesburg, VA, outside of Washington D.C.

Guest speakers included Paula Zahn, CNN; Nancy Brinker, Founder, Susan G. Komen for the Cure; and The Honorable John Edward Porter, Vice Chairman of the Board, Foundation for NIH.

Summit Organizers
American Association for Cancer Research, American Cancer Society, The ASCO Foundation, Avon Foundation, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, National Cancer Institute, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation Pink Pony, Susan G. Komen for the Cure.