Presentation of the Centre
First integrated cancer centre in Belgium (since 1939), since 2021, part of the University Hospîtal of Brussels (HUB) together with Erasme University Hospital and Queen Fabiola Children’s University Hospital (HUDERF), Institut Jules Bordet (IJB) counts 250 beds devoted to the most up to date cancer care. With its yearly influx of 6,000 hospitalised patients, 78,000 outpatient consultations, 13,500 outpatient treatments, IJB is a point of reference for integrating research, care and education, in a fully multidisciplinary setting, supported by up-to-the minute facilities. Bordet brings together all the medical and paramedical disciplines at a single site, enabling it to provide the full range of cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation services. The Institute employs a staff of 900, including 150 doctors and 100 researchers. Its major translational, clinical and basic research activities result in an average of 150 top-level scientific articles per year.
Main Research Activities
Patient-oriented research includes the 120 clinical studies, as well as the activities of 5 translational and basic research laboratories. Molecular immunology, prognostic and predictive markers in breast cancer and melanoma, cell therapy, leukemic immune environment, are some of the main fields for translational research.
Core Facilities
Institut Jules Bordet brings together all the medical and paramedical disciplines at a single site, enabling it to provide a full range of cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation services. Translational research projects are served by latest genomics and proteomics facilities, cytometry technology, multimodality imaging technology - integrating metabolic and structural techniques - and information technology.
Education
In association with the Université Libre de Bruxelles, the Institute provides: Master’s in Medicine and main medical specialities, theses in medical sciences, specialisation in oncology for nurses and psychologists, training in other healthcare disciplines, fellowships, professional development for doctors from Belgium and abroad. Seminars form an integral part of the Institute’s educational activities. As a research centre, the Institute offers many fellowship opportunities in clinical, translational and basic research.