Lyon Rhône-Alpes Canceropole

3 scientific focuses are currently supported:

	genetics and predisposition of cancer,
	biological resource centers, and characterization of tumoral cells,
	identification of targets, and new therapeutic developments.

The second health basin, with an excellent clinical base:

o 3 university hospital centers, the HCL (Hospices Civils de Lyon), the Léon Bérard cancer research center

o 9,000 new patients with cancer each year

o coordinated health care networks

Integrated clinical and academic research centers

o 1,000 researchers in the field of cancer

o the WHO International Cancer Research Center

	Collaboration (network operation) with the ONCORA and CONCORDE structures
	Two clinical investigation centers

Main areas of excellence

o hematology-oncology, lung and breast cancer, central nervous system cancer, onco-virology/immunotherapy, oncogenetics,

o tumor banks, genomics and proteomics (Rhône-Alpes Genopole).

Geographical anchoring: Pôle Santé Rockefeller and LYON BIOPARC