Belgian medical technology company
IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) is a medical technology company based in Louvain-la-Neuve . The company was founded in 1986 by Yves Jongen within the Cyclotron Research Center of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and became a university spin-off . It employs about 1500 people in 40 locations.[ 1] cyclotrons and integrated proton therapy centers is active in the field of proton therapy , dosimetry , radiopharmacy solutions and industrial sterilisation .[ 2]
IBA installed its first proton therapy equipment for Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital in 2001,[ 3] [ 4]
It supplied equipment and services to Proton Partners International which was developing three proton beam therapy centers in the United Kingdom.[ 5] [ 6]
In 2017, IBA invested €16 million in the construction of a new logistics and production center in Louvain-la-Neuve.[ 7]
References
^ "IBA SA - basic data - update following capital increase dated 15 December 2016" . Yahoo Finance. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016 .^ "Ion Beam Applications: IBA" . Healthcare Belgium . Retrieved 24 December 2016 .^ Pearson, Emma; Kleeven, Willem; Nuttens, Vincent; Zaremba, Simon; Van de Walle, Jarno; Forton, Eric; Choo, Robin; Jongen, Yves (2016), Rath, Arabinda Kumar; Sahoo, Narayan (eds.), "Development of Cyclotrons for Proton and Particle Therapy" , Particle Radiotherapy , New Delhi: Springer India, pp. 21– 35, doi :10.1007/978-81-322-2622-2_3 , ISBN 978-81-322-2621-5 , retrieved 2022-06-26 ^ Langreth, David Whelan and Robert (2009-02-26). "The $150 Million Zapper" . Forbes . Retrieved 2017-07-30 . ^ "BRIEF-Ion Beam Applications signs two contracts with Proton Partners International" . Reuters. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016 .^ "Proton Partners acquires Blue Phantom2 data acquisition system to support innovative cancer treatment" . News medical. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016 .^ "Un nouveau chapitre pour IBA à Louvain-la-Neuve" . Le Soir (in French). 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2022-08-28 .
