Drug maker gives $2 million to UNC's cancer hospital

The News & Observer
December 21, 2009
By Eric Ferreri
A global drug maker has donated $2 million to the N.C. Cancer Hospital. The gift comes from Sanofi-Aventis, a Paris-based drug manufacturer that has long funded cancer-related initiatives at UNC Chapel Hill.

The N.C. Cancer Hospital is a new facility on the UNC-CH campus, a massive expansion of its clinical cancer operations. The $2 million will go into the hospital's endowment, to be used for new clinical programs, research and patient and family support services.  "At a time of financial stress when other states are pulling back on health care, North Carolina is stepping up, and so is private industry," said UNC-CH Chancellor Holden Thorp Monday during a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at the hospital. Click here to read more.