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
Maurange (Fund)
Springboard grant to help talented postdoctoral researchers in applied research in primary care to launch their research career
Ongoing
Call for basic research in cardiology - Belgian Heart Fund/F. Léonard/Walckiers-Van Dessel
Support for research in cardiology that encompasses disciplines such as biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology and their interplay.
Ongoing
Call for clinical research in cardiology- Belgian Heart Fund/F. Léonard/Walckiers-Van Dessel
This call concerns non-commercial projects for clinical research in the field of cardiovascular pathology.
OngoingGrantees
Katalin Karikó
The Prize was awarded for her research on the biochemical modification of synthetically produced messenger RNA (mRNA) which has enabled the rapid development of vaccines
UC Leuven
Project of Erika Vanhauwaert (Hogeschool UC Leuven) : The overall objective of the MYDIABPal project is to empower T2DM diabetes and prediabetes patients towards therapy adherenc…
Fondation Médicale Reine Elisabeth - Geneeskundige Stichting Koningin Elisabeth
Ernest Solvay prize toWalgrave Hannah for her publication "Restoring miR-132 expression rescues adult hippocampal neurogenesis and memory deficits in Alzheimer’s disease
Publications & data
Partnerships, missions, specific initiatives
Funds and philanthropic tools
Press Releases
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.”