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]
Starting from 2016, about 400 researchers will be grouped together in a new building (named Agora - Cancer Centre), 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]
Notes and references
- ↑ « Un bâtiment icône pour marquer le lancement du nouveau Centre suisse du cancer - Lausanne », www.unil.ch (page visited on 15 January 2013).
- ↑ Jérôme Ducret, « Un centre suisse du cancer à Lausanne », www.24heures.ch (page visited on 15 January 2013).
- ↑ « Un « Centre suisse du cancer » verra le jour à Lausanne en 2016 », Radio télévision suisse (page visited on 15 January 2013).
See also
External links
- (English) Official page
- (French) Page on the CHUV website