EU bank finances IBA with $71M for R&D projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a contract to finance up to EUR50 million ($71 million U.S) to Ion Beam Applications (IBA) for its current research and development (R&D) projects in the fields of cancer diagnosis and therapy.
This funding will support the IBA’s R&D program between 2010 and 2013 and will cover areas such as:
• Molecular imaging: New development for radioisotopes and marked molecules;
• Particle therapy: New equipment and software to treat cancer; and
• Dosimetry: New radiation measurement devices and software for diagnostic and therapy.
The company explained that most of the activities financed by the loan will be carried out at its R&D centers at the headquarters in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, as well as in Fleurus, Belgium, in Schwarzenbruck, Germany, in Saclay, France and, to a lesser extent, in Dulles, Va.
The total amount considered is EUR117.9 million ($168 million U.S) to be financed up to EUR50 million through the EIB/European Commission’s Risk-Sharing Finance Facility, according to IBA.
This funding will support the IBA’s R&D program between 2010 and 2013 and will cover areas such as:
• Molecular imaging: New development for radioisotopes and marked molecules;
• Particle therapy: New equipment and software to treat cancer; and
• Dosimetry: New radiation measurement devices and software for diagnostic and therapy.
The company explained that most of the activities financed by the loan will be carried out at its R&D centers at the headquarters in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, as well as in Fleurus, Belgium, in Schwarzenbruck, Germany, in Saclay, France and, to a lesser extent, in Dulles, Va.
The total amount considered is EUR117.9 million ($168 million U.S) to be financed up to EUR50 million through the EIB/European Commission’s Risk-Sharing Finance Facility, according to IBA.