The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL), founded in 1913 and based in Amsterdam, is an independent comprehensive cancer center, comprising a hospital and research laboratories under one roof in a single independent organization.
Our research institute accommodates 750 scientists and scientific support personnel from more than 45 different countries. The Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital has 230 medical specialists, 212 beds, an outpatient clinic with around 140,000 visits annually, 12 operating theaters and 11 irradiation units for radiotherapy.
Our research institute gratefully acknowledges funding from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the Dutch Cancer Society and individual donors, and from project grants from national and international organizations.
