Medical research
Support for scientific medical research that addresses major needs in society.
Medical progress does not fall from the sky; it comes after long and costly years of research. It is work that opens the door to new therapeutic treatments for the benefit of patients and those near and dear to them. Thanks to the means made available by philanthropists, the King Baudouin Foundation supports research in healthcare at Belgian and European levels, complementing public investment and working alongside partners in the public and private sectors.
Our activities
- supporting medical research projects and providing grants to top level researchers in various fields of health, including rare diseases, cancer, neurology, cardiology and rheumatology
- notable research on rare diseases, thanks to significant resources allocated by the Generet Fund, which awards a Prize of one million euros to a leading researcher each year
- developing ‘niche approaches’ that are not financed by others but focus on innovation.
Medical research is part of the programme Health
Calls for projects
Fund Catharina Weekers, Fund Raymond Wuyts, Fund Gezusters Loosveldt & Fund Patrick Bouillon
Research on hematologic cancers in adults.
Selection announced
Fund for Scientific Research in Rheumatology
Research in rheumatology
Selection announced
Research on rare genetic neuromuscular diseases
Funds Cremers-Opdebeeck & Walter Pyleman : support to research on rare genetic neuromuscular diseases
Selection announcedGrantees
Fondation Saint-Luc
Develop a holistic approach based on systems biology to discover new pathogenic mechanisms of Covid-19 and identify more effective treatments.
Ghent University
Determine which speech therapy guidelines work best for which type of cleft palate (cleft palate) in children and evaluate the therapies in focus groups for evidence-based care.
Fondation CNRS
Exploiting human genetic variability to develop new generation therapies for respiratory infections.
Publications & data
Events
Award ceremony 5th Prize Generet into rare diseases
Award Ceremony of the 5th Generet Prize for Rare Diseases
Partnerships, missions, specific initiatives
Funds and philanthropic tools
Press Releases
AIDS has not yet been eradicated. The King Baudouin Foundation and BREACH are therefore providing 400,000 euros to support research into HIV and AIDS
The Fund for AIDS Research and BREACH, the Belgian Consortium for HIV/AIDS Research, are supporting a fundamental research project for an amount of 400,000 euros.
Stories
From asthma research to better treatment for cystic fibrosis complications?
Medical research
"When we see a patient whose cystic fibrosis is deteriorating, it is often hard to identify the cause. There is a need for better diagnosis of allergic reactions to fungi."
Pancreatic cancer: gradually untangling a complex knot
Medical research
“In families where there are more cases of pancreatic cancer, we are also seeing an association with colon and breast cancer.”
New perspective on DNA variations leads to explanation for rare disease
Medical research
“We have shown that it is also worthwhile to look at the variants just before and just after genes.”