Presentation of the Centre
Institut Paoli-Calmettes (IPC) is one of the largest university-affiliated cancer centers in France. Its priorities are the diagnosis and treatment of adult cancers, prevention, education, and basic, translational and clinical research.
IPC is involved in the management of more than 10 000 new cases of cancer each year. With 2054 staff-members, including 431 physicians and more than 300 scientists, and an annual budget of ~350 million Euros.
Main research activities
IPC carries out an integrated research program encompassing basic science, translational, clinical and socio-medical research. It hosts two research centers, the Center for Cancer Research of Marseille for biological research, and the Cancer, Biomedicine and Society team for socio medical research. Our main research programs focus on breast cancer, hematologic malignancies and pancreatic cancer.
Core facilities
IPC hosts 17 state-of-the-art technological and clinical platforms including a biobank, a department of clinical research and innovation, a data management center, a data factory, an early phase trial unit, and platforms for preclinical assays, experimental pathology, immunomonitoring, oncogenomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, drug discovery, chemo-biology and cell imaging.
Education
IPC is committed to the education and training. IPC is affiliated to the University of Aix-Marseille and runs 4 Master programs and 4 University diplomas in which 420 students were enrolled in 2023.