The Hadron Therapy Center of Kutaisi International University will cooperate with IBA, the largest manufacturer of equipment for the treatment of oncological diseases

Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Mikheil Chkhenkeli met with Andrew Dicks, Regional Director for Europe of the international company IBA, and Sabine de Vogel, Administrative Director of the same company. The meeting was attended by Nikoloz Chkhetiani, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the International Charity Foundation "Cartu", Vakhtang Tsagareli, Head of Projects of the same Foundation, and Alexandre Tevzadze, Rector of Kutaisi International University.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the development of the Hadron Therapy Center, which will be established on the basis of Kutaisi International University, and reviewed prospects for cooperation with IBA in this direction.

IBA is an international leader that develops and manufactures proton therapy equipment for the treatment of oncological diseases. Company representatives discussed with the Georgian side cyclotron-type accelerators, which will be housed in the research and medical centers of Kutaisi International University.

As a result of the project implementation, Georgia will join the international network of proton therapy centers, and cutting-edge research will be conducted in nuclear experimental physics, radiation biophysics, and chemistry. The proton therapy center will be the only one of its kind on a regional scale, where it will be possible to treat oncological diseases using modern methods.