Netherlands Cancer Institute

The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), including the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, is the only dedicated Comprehensive Cancer Centre in the Netherlands and has been at the international forefront of cancer care and research for more than a century. In 2017, the European Academy of Cancer Sciences designated the NKI a Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Excellence for translational research. The NKI maintains an important role as a national and international centre of scientific and clinical expertise, development and training. Research focus areas are molecular biology, immunotherapy, personalized medicine, image-guided interventions and cancer survivorship. Nowadays, The Netherlands Cancer Institute accommodates approximately 650 scientists and scientific support personnel. The Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital has 222 medical specialists, 212 beds, an out-patients clinic with around 134,000 visits, 12 operating theatres and 12 irradiation units for radiotherapy.