We want to understand cancer from its origins all the way to metastasis and therapeutic response, and to translate that knowledge into advancements for patients and society. Our work is built on four core values – innovation, excellence, collaboration, and impact – reflected in our continuous investment in cutting-edge technology, our high-quality scientific outputs, our pursuit of knowledge and expertise beyond borders, and our development of societal and economic value through our discoveries.

Counting 15 people, our Operational Support Team covers finance and order processing, budget planning, organization of internal and external events, technical and logistic support. They are the first point of contact for specialized IT-support & website, communication efforts and information about the policies & regulations involving patient samples and laboratory animals. By taking care of essential, daily operations they make sure our researchers can focus on their science.

In 2017, cancer research groups from two former VIB departments (the Vesalius Research Center and the Center for the Biology of Disease) were merged and CCB was born. One of the departments studied the cancer cell almost exclusively, while the other studied everything surrounding the cancer cell. Nine years after the merger, CCB has adopted an integrated approach to cancer research, and those the two research approaches have now become much more interconnected.