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About OncRef

All of oncology, connected and current.

OncRef is the structured oncology intelligence layer — every trial, drug, mechanism, approval, guideline, congress and KOL resolved into one queryable graph, updated daily. One source of truth for the entire field of cancer.

Our mission

More time to fight cancer.

Every year, more than 2 million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer — and the therapy they receive can change how long, and whether, they survive. But the field moves faster than anyone can follow, and adoption of life-saving therapies is perilously slow.

OncRef exists to change that: a single source of truth and one-stop reference for cancer professionals.

Our mission is to give every cancer professional back four hours a week — two full work days a month — to spend with patients and on better decisions.

2M+
Diagnosed in the U.S. each year (ACS)
4 hrs
Our goal: time back every week
2 days
Of time back each month
Falcon over a medical data network
Leadership
Thomas R. Coughlin, PhD

Thomas R. Coughlin, PhD

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Tom founded OncRef to give oncology teams one connected, current source of truth for the entire field of cancer — so they can spend less time searching and more time fighting cancer. He leads OncRef's vision, product and partnerships across the clinical and life-science communities.

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Trusted by professionals from
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNYU Langone Medical CenterUniversity of MiamiUniversity of Notre DameStevens Institute of Technology
Backed by leading programs
Google for StartupsNVIDIA InceptionAWS ActivateTechstars Founder Catalyst

Change the pace of cancer research.