Tag: endowed chairs


  • Two Endowed Chairs Poised to Transform Cancer Care in London

    Two Endowed Chairs Poised to Transform Cancer Care in London

    Major Gift Fuels Long-Term Cancer Research at Western University Canada faces a sobering reality: almost half of the population is expected to receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. In response, a groundbreaking $5 million donation from the late Archie and Irene Verspeeten, channeled through the London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) and matched by Western…

  • Two Pivotal Research Chairs Positioned to Transform Cancer Care

    Two Pivotal Research Chairs Positioned to Transform Cancer Care

    Two Endowed Chairs to Accelerate Cancer Breakthroughs In a landmark set of donations and institutional commitments, Western University and London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) have created two new endowed chairs aimed at transforming cancer care. The gift, totaling $5 million from the late Archie and Irene Verspeeten and matched by Western University, establishes the Verspeeten…

  • Verspeeten Chairs Accelerate Cancer Research at Western

    Verspeeten Chairs Accelerate Cancer Research at Western

    Major Gift Creates Endowed Chairs to Drive Cancer Innovation In a landmark move for cancer research in Ontario, the London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) has established two endowed chairs at Western University, funded by the late Archie and Irene Verspeeten. The $5 million gift, matched by Western, will support sustained, long-term research focused on advancing…

  • Canada’s Cancer Research Leap: LHSF Verspeeten Endowed Chairs Accelerate Translational and Oncological Discoveries

    Canada’s Cancer Research Leap: LHSF Verspeeten Endowed Chairs Accelerate Translational and Oncological Discoveries

    A Bold Canadian Commitment to Cancer Research Canada stands at a pivotal moment in the fight against cancer as a landmark philanthropic effort accelerates research from the lab bench to the patient’s bedside. An extraordinary $5 million donation from the late Archie and Irene Verspeeten, channeled through the London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) and matched…