This prestigious event took place in Lisbon and was hosted by the Champalimaud Foundation at its world class facilities. The Champalimaud Foundation has the world's first pancreatic cancer research and treatment centre. The Botton-Champalimaud Pancreatic Cancer Centre has the first unit in the world designed and built specifically with the aim of researching and treating pancreatic cancer. This Centre is the result of a partnership between the Champalimaud Foundation and Maurício and Carlotta Botton, who contributed 50 million euros to its construction. Over the past 20 years, the number of people with pancreatic cancer has increased exponentially throughout most of the world, especially in the most industrialised countries.