The city of Dresden provides excellent conditions for tumor research. Currently more than 500 physicians, scientists and other employees are working at the University Hospital Dresden and the Faculty of Medicine at TU Dresden on treating cancer patients at the highest standards and on improving cancer therapy through research.
Another 150 scientists and employees are part of the cancer Research program of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. By establishing NCT/UCC Dresden 200 new positions are created and specific research focuses on both NCT sites will be strengthened.