Taiwan's National Science Council (NSC) signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday for cooperation on cancer research with Canada's Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI). The agreement was signed by NSC Minister Lee Lou-chuang and TFRI Scientific Director Victor Lin. David Tawei Lee, Taiwan's representative to Canada, who was also present at the ceremony, said the TFRI has contributed considerably to cancer research through its sponsorship program and that Taiwan hopes cooperation with the TFRI will allow the country to do its part to help enhance human health. The TFRI, launched in 2007, is the brainchild of the Terry Fox Foundation, which supports cancer research through the annual Terry Fox Run fundraising campaign. According to Lin, who is also an academician of Taiwan's Academia Sinica, the TFRI is mainly involved in collaboration with cancer hospitals and research organizations. The Terry Fox Foundation has committed a minimum of C$50 million (US$49.42 million) over five years to support the work of the TFRI, Lin said. 