‘Podcast’ How does the CNIO scandal affect cancer research?

The CNIO was created in 1998 to become a reference in cancer research. And it did. But, at least since 2022, there have been accusations of harassment and mismanagement against its director, María Blasco, which have had no consequences. So far, when at its last meeting, the board of directors of the entity has decided to dismiss the scientist.Realization: José Juan Morales Presents and directs: Silvia Cruz Lapeña Sound design:Nicolás Tsabertidis…

The Board of Trustees of the National Center for Oncological Research, chaired by the Government, has decided to remove the scientific director and managing director in the midst of serious accusations of recent weeksHemeroteca - Living with the enemy in the CNIO: keys to the open war in the largest cancer research center The Board of Trustees of the CNIO, the highest decision-making body of the centre chaired by the Government, has dismissed Ma…

The board of directors of the National Center for Oncological Research (CNIO) has unanimously decided this Wednesday to cease its functions both to its current scientific director, María Blasco, and to the managing director, Juan Arroyo.The board has met this morning with extraordinary character to decide on the continuity of those responsible for the management of the largest cancer research center in Spain, affected by an institutional crisis …

In a statement, the agency points out that it is necessary to start a new stage in the center, since "at the moment there is a climate of work incompatible with that which must occur in a center of reference and excellence like the CNIO" Read

The cascade of irregularities in the management of the National Center for Oncological Research (CNIO) revealed since last December by this newspaper have led to the dismissal of María Blasco, scientific director of the center, after fourteen years in charge. Also the managing director, Juan Arroyo, with whom Blasco was fighting, as ABC has been able to know.This has been decided by the board of directors of the institution at its meeting on Wed…

The Board of Trustees of the National Center for Oncological Research (CNIO) has decided to dismiss its director, María Blasco, at a meeting held without her presence. The measure also affects the center's managing director, Juan Arroyo, ending a period marked by controversy and criticism about its management. Despite the press conferences and meetings convened by Blasco in recent days to defend his tenure in office, the Board of Trustees chose …