About the Cluster
The Cluster of Excellence 2180 "Image-guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies" (iFIT) is the only oncology cluster of excellence in Germany. At the beginning of 2026 iFIT entered its second funding phase after its initial founding January, 2019.
At the iFIT Cluster of Excellence internationally renowned scientists and talented young researchers work together in this consortium in a globally unique collaboration of three different research areas here in Tuebingen to shape the future of cancer research.
News
iFIT Strategy and SAB Meeting 2026
19–21 November 2026, Hotel Vier-Jahreszeiten, Schluchsee
Learn moreCancer research at the highest level
iFIT in figures
3
research areas
16
Institutional partners
> 800
publications (as of December 2025)
~ 200
involved scientists
Events
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iFIT Workshop: Fundamentals of Scientific Writing
October 1 - 2, 2026 -
PhD Retreat Schloss Döttingen
19-20 October 2026 -
iFIT Workshop: Advanced Scientific Writing
November 11 - 13, 2026 -
iFIT Strategy Retreat and SAB Meeting, Schluchsee
19–21 November 2026, -
iFIT Scientific Symposium and Merry Science 2026
December 8, 2026


