Institut National du Cancer
Acronym: INC
General Information
Identification Code: 627490337969-58
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Entity Form: Association sans but lucratif (ASBL)
Registration Category: Other organisations, public or mixed entities
Registration Date: 4/29/2020
Last Update: 4/30/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The goals of the INC are:
- Coordinate and strengthen all activities in the fight against cancer;
- Facilitate access for individuals affected by cancer, regardless of their location within the country, the stage of their disease, and the complexity of their treatment, to a clinical care pathway that is structured, standardised, and high-quality. This involves using the most recent scientific discoveries and adhering to the top international standards, with a focus on safety;
- Develop and follow up joint initiatives with public and private stakeholders in oncology in areas such as prevention, screening, care, research, education, epidemiology, and surveillance,
- Contribute to controlling healthcare spending in the field of oncology.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The INC currently acts as the Competent Authority ("Beneficiary"), mandated by the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg, in two projects of the EU4Health Programme: JA CraNE (https://crane4health.eu) and CSA ECHOS (https://cancermissionhubs.eu), as well as an Affiliated Entity in the project CSA CCI4EU (http://cci4eu.eu). Recently, the INC has been nominated as the Competent Authority in two additional projects of the EU4Health Programme: "EU Network of the CCC/I" and the "New Network of Expertise". To this end, the INC is actively involved in the consultations of the Member States' representatives in the domain of cancer.
Additionally, the director of the INC participates in the meetings of the Sub-group on Cancer under the Public Health Expert Group, operated by the DG SANTE.
Moreover, the INC provides feedback on the working documents and programmes linked to "Europe's Beating Cancer Plan" and 'European Mission on Cancer".
Communication Activities: With respect to existing policies and recommendations issued by various EU organisations and entities, the INC oversees the coordination and implementation of a subset of these measures at the national level under the mandate of the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg.
Concerning the national policies, the INC is involved in implementing numerous measures and actions of the second National Cancer Plan 2020-2024 of Luxembourg. This includes developing and publishing national guidelines and recommendations, preparing and publishing national reports and statistics, and organising consultative meetings and conferences in the domains of oncology, patient care and support, and digitalisation.
Moreover, the INC organises national communication activities in the context of collaborative EU projects (EU4Health programme) in which it participates.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Cancer
Head Office
Address: 1B, rue Thomas Edison
Post Code: L-1445
City: Strassen
Country: LUXEMBOURG
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EU Office
Address: 1B, rue Thomas Edison
Post Code: L-1445
City: Strassen
Country: LUXEMBOURG
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: Grant agreements and their associated consortium agreements for two additional EU4Health projects (CSA, European Commission) were being signed, and corresponding funding, €145.250 (CSA ECHOS) and €50.916 (CSA CCI4EU), respectively, pending.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 2
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 0.949999988079071
Info Members: Some of the activities represent unpaid contributions in kind to various projects and initiatives
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: The administrators of the Board of Directors (Conseil d’Administration) represent the founding members of the INC:
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL): https://www.chl.lu;
- Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch (CHEM): https://www.chem.lu;
- Hôpitaux Robert Schuman (HRS): https://www.hopitauxschuman.lu;
- Centre Hospitalier du Nord (CHdN): https://www.chdn.lu;
- Centre François Baclesse (CFB): https://www.baclesse.lu;
- Société Luxembourgeoise d’Oncologie (SLO): https://www.slo.lu;
- Fondation Cancer: https://www.cancer.lu;
- Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner: https://fondatioun.lu;
- Patiente Vertriedung: https://www.patientevertriedung.lu;
- Médiateur de la Santé: https://mediateursante.public.lu;
- National Cancer Platform: https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/rgc/2021/01/22/a78/jo
as well as an observer representing the Ministry of Health of Luxembourg: https://msan.gouvernement.lu.
Overview:
http://institutnationalducancer.lu/inc-organisation-collaborators/#ca
Organisation Members: Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI): https://www.oeci.eu