Manel Esteller, director of the epigenetics and cancer biology program at IDIBELL, ICREA researcher and professor at the University of Barcelona, has received the Award of the ECO Foundation for Excellence and Quality in Oncology, awarded last Saturday 22nd at the Spanish Royal Academy of Medicine, in Madrid.

The foundation has distinguished Dr. Esteller for his scientific contribution to Oncology, highlighting his contributions to the discovery of new molecular markers that could be useful in the diagnosis of cancer patients, as well as his pioneering work in the development of new antitumor drugs.