The Wallonia Region government has approved a funding of 49 million € for the installation of a new center that will be dedicated primarily to the research and technological development of new proton therapy applications, in the area of Charleroi.
This project brings together for the very first time all the French speaking universities of Brussels and Wallonia (the University of Brussels (ULB), University of Liège (Ulg), University of Mons (UMons) and University of Namur (UNamur), six hospitals from the above regions as well as the company IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA),.
IBA is the world’s leading provider of proton therapy solutions for the treatment of cancer. (www.iba-worldwide.com)