The Cancer Research Center of Lyon is a research structure affiliated with the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, the national health and research bodies (Inserm and CNRS), the Léon Bérard Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CLB) and with the Lyon University Hospitals (HCL) as clinical partners.
The CRCL was officially created in January 2011 to increase visibility and attractiveness of the Lyon cancer research cluster, to facilitate the transfer of knowledge from fundamental cancer research to clinical applications in oncology, and to develop teaching and training in oncology.
It is now composed of 23 research teams and 12 core facilities with state of the art equipments, totaling more than 600 members.
One of the main goals of the CRCL is to support the development of strong translational research to enable patients to rapidly benefit from breakthroughs in basic research. This bridge from “bench to bedside” was rendered possible due to the strong collaboration between clinicians and pathologists of the CLB and HCL and scientific teams of the CRCL, creating a continuity between basic research and clinical applications.
The CRCL is organized around fivethematic axes :
