ESMO is pleased to be an official partner of the prestigious ‘Flims’ Workshop, an endeavour in line with our strategic goal to facilitate cancer research in Europe by enabling young researchers to learn from top experts how to design effective therapeutic clinical trials.

The 2010 Workshop, held 19-25 June in Flims, Switzerland, was a great success. You can find information on the 2010 program below. Updated information on the 2011 Flims Workshop will be posted on this page as soon as it is available.

European and non-European junior clinical oncologists from any oncology research subspecialty. Applicants from Eastern European countries are particularly encouraged to apply.

- To learn the principles of good clinical trial design and obtain the necessary tools required to conduct trials that yield clear results
- To explore the full spectrum of challenges in clinical research
- To develop a well-trained cadre of experienced researchers

Download a copy of the Flims Workshop program

For further information about the current or past Workshops, please click here

For further information about the application process please click here

Up to eighty participants will be selected through a competitive application process to participate in this week-long program.

A participation fee of 2,000 Euros will be charged to all successful participants.
Up to 20 participants from countries with limited resources can be granted upon request an exemption from the application fee. For information about fellowship grants, please click here

Johann de Bono, ESMO Workshop Director
Fatima Cardoso, ESMO Faculty member
Christian Dittrich, ESMO Faculty member
Ian Judson, ESMO Faculty member

Download the entire Workshop Faculty list

In addition to the sponsors below, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is supporting the Workshop with members of the Faculty