Ion Beam Applications

IBA (Ion Beam Applications SA) is a medical technology company based in Louvain-la-Neuve.

The company was founded in 1986 by Yves Jongen within the Cyclotron Research Center of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and became a university spin-off.

[1] The company developed cyclotrons and integrated proton therapy centers is active in the field of proton therapy, dosimetry, radiopharmacy solutions and industrial sterilisation.

[4] It supplied equipment and services to Proton Partners International which was developing three proton beam therapy centers in the United Kingdom.

[5][6] In 2017, IBA invested €16 million in the construction of a new logistics and production center in Louvain-la-Neuve.