Swiss Cancer Centre
| Established | 2016 |
|---|---|
Field of research | Oncology |
| Director | Prof. George Coukos |
Vice-director | Prof. Douglas Hanahan |
| Address |
Rue du Bugnon 1011 Lausanne |
| Location | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Affiliations | CHUV, UNIL and EPFL |
| Website | www.isrec.ch |
The Swiss Cancer Centre (French: Centre suisse du cancer) of Lausanne is an institute bringing together research groups in oncology from the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), with the support of the ISREC Foundation.[1]
Description
Starting from 2018, about 400 researchers will be grouped together in a new building (named Agora), on the campus of the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV).[2] Prof. George Coukos (also director of the Department of Oncology of the CHUV and of Ludwig Cancer Research of the University of Lausanne) will be the director of the centre and Prof. Douglas Hanahan (also director of the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research of the EPFL) will be the vice-director.[3]
Other
In 2016, the University Hospital of Lausanne inaugurated a cell production laboratory for cancer immunotherapy on the Biopôle campus (Épalinges).[4]
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ (French) « Un bâtiment icône pour marquer le lancement du nouveau Centre suisse du cancer - Lausanne », www.unil.ch (page visited on 15 January 2013).
- ↑ (French) Jérôme Ducret, « Un centre suisse du cancer à Lausanne », www.24heures.ch (page visited on 15 January 2013).
- ↑ (French) « Un « Centre suisse du cancer » verra le jour à Lausanne en 2016 », Radio télévision suisse (page visited on 15 January 2013).
- ↑ (French) Nathalie Jollien, "Nouveau laboratoire d'immunothérapie à Lausanne", Le temps, 15 September 2016 (page visited on 16 September 2016).
External links
- (English) Official page
- (French) Page on the CHUV website