Lecture on «The future of European Cancer Clinical Research: challenges and opportunities » by Prof. Françoise MEUNIER, Director General EORTC (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer). Lecture introduced by  Prof. Augustin Ferrant, Secrétaire perpétuel de l’Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique. This activity was preceeded by a cocktail reception at the University Foundation.