CHU de Liège

Building on this extensive expertise, our institution, Liège University Hospital, (CHU Liège) is well-equipped to contribute to the many objectives of HORIZON EUROPE projects. CHU de Liège is the only university hospital in Wallonia Region (Belgium). With 1038 beds, 90.000 patients are hospitalized each year and its clinical activities steadily grow over the years. It employs over 6,000 staff who bring their wealth of expertise to the benefit of patients. It devotes the necessary financial, technological and human resources to establish optimal conditions for clinical care. Benefitting from a new ultramodern infrastructure and from the close interaction with the innovative GIGA Research Institute, doctors and scientists engaged in basic, translational and clinical research are constantly guided by the will to transfer new knowledge and innovative therapeutic applications to patients as quickly and safely as possible, enabling optimized patient care. In addition, CHU Liège houses 8-storey Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to the entire outpatient pathway related to cancer. The center aims at a multidisciplinary approach focused on the patient by involving more than 15 professions in the patient journey with cutting-edge equipment. The Center conducts clinical trials and performs translational research and houses its own cyclotron. More than 3000 cancer patients are treated each year. In addition, as leading academic hospital in Belgium, CHU de Liège has specialized oncology units for pediatric patients, participating in clinical research and advanced treatments. Liège University Hospital (CHU de Liège) has expertise in bone marrow transplantation, particularly in treating hematological diseases, including leukemia and lymphoma. The hospital's hematology and oncology departments offer autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplants, collaborating with national and international research networks to advance transplantation techniques.