IBA signs contract with Yale New Haven Health and Hartford HealthCare to install ProteusONE proton therapy solution in Connecticut, US - Seite 2

Chris Chandler, Chief Executive Officer of Proton International LLV., said: “We are honored to assist the Connecticut Proton Therapy Center for the design and development of the facility which will be the first proton cancer treatment center in the State of Connecticut. At the moment patients have to travel out of state, the nearest locations being in New York City and Boston, to receive this advanced option for cancer treatment.”

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About IBA
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) is the world leader in particle accelerator technology. The company is the leading supplier of equipment and services in the field of proton therapy, considered to be the most advanced form of radiation therapy available today. IBA is also a leading player in the fields of industrial sterilization, radiopharmaceuticals and dosimetry. The company, based in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide. IBA is a certified B Corporation (B Corp) meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance.

IBA is listed on the pan-European stock exchange EURONEXT (IBA: Reuters IBAB.BR and Bloomberg IBAB.BB).

More information can be found at: www.iba-worldwide.com

About Hartford HealthCare Corporation (HHC)
HHC is a nonstock corporation existing under the laws of the State.  HHC was organized in 1985 and is the controlling entity of a series of affiliated entities that own and operate a health care system that offers a broad range of health care services to most residents of the State and to residents of more than two dozen towns and cities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, through a network of seven hospitals, a behavioral health network, a multispecialty physician group, a variety of senior care facilities, home care services, and a comprehensive physical therapy and rehabilitation network, among other services.   HHC is governed by a 16-member Board of Directors.  Additional information about HHC can be found on its website: https://hartfordhealthcare.org/about-us.

About Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation (YNHHS)
YNHHS is a nonstock corporation existing under the laws of the State.  YNHHS was formed in 1996 to enhance the quality and scope of healthcare services of residents of the State and now serves the State as well as eastern New York, southern Rhode Island and beyond.  YNHHS includes five hospitals as well as other operating entities providing health care services across the health care continuum and has a formal affiliation agreement with Yale University School of Medicine (“YSM”) to support patient care, medical education and clinical research.  YNHHS is also affiliated with YSM’s clinical practice – Yale Medicine – which is the largest academic multispecialty practice in New England, with more than 1,500 physicians practicing in over 160 specialties.  YNHHS is governed by a 18-member Board of Trustees.  Additional information about YNHHS can be found on its website: https://www.ynhhs.org/about.