Ion Beam Applications
{{Short description|Belgian medical technology company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = IBA (Ion Beam Applications)
| image = Belgique - Louvain-la-Neuve - IBA - 01.jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters of Ion Beam Applications (IBA) in Louvain-la-Neuve
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{Euronext|IBAB}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1986}}
| founder = Yves Jongen
| location_city = Louvain-la-Neuve
| location_country = Belgium
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Olivier Legrain (CEO)
| industry = Medical technology
| homepage = {{URL|https://iba-worldwide.com}}
}}
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. It employs about 1500 people in 40 locations.{{cite news|title=IBA SA - basic data - update following capital increase dated 15 December 2016|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/iba-sa-basic-data-following-102504496.html|access-date=24 December 2016|publisher=Yahoo Finance|date=15 December 2016}} The company developed cyclotrons and integrated proton therapy centers is active in the field of proton therapy, dosimetry, radiopharmacy solutions and industrial sterilisation.{{cite web|title=Ion Beam Applications: IBA|url=http://healthcarebelgium.com/index.php?id=311|website=Healthcare Belgium|access-date=24 December 2016}}
IBA installed its first proton therapy equipment for Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital in 2001,{{Citation |last=Pearson |first=Emma |title=Development of Cyclotrons for Proton and Particle Therapy |date=2016 |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-81-322-2622-2_3 |work=Particle Radiotherapy |pages=21–35 |editor-last=Rath |editor-first=Arabinda Kumar |place=New Delhi |publisher=Springer India |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-81-322-2622-2_3 |isbn=978-81-322-2621-5 |access-date=2022-06-26 |last2=Kleeven |first2=Willem |last3=Nuttens |first3=Vincent |last4=Zaremba |first4=Simon |last5=Van de Walle |first5=Jarno |last6=Forton |first6=Eric |last7=Choo |first7=Robin |last8=Jongen |first8=Yves |editor2-last=Sahoo |editor2-first=Narayan}} and for Philadelphia's Penn Hospital in 2009.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0316/062_150mil_zapper.html|title=The $150 Million Zapper|last=Langreth|first=David Whelan and Robert|date=2009-02-26|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-07-30|language=en}}
It supplied equipment and services to Proton Partners International which was developing three proton beam therapy centers in the United Kingdom.{{cite news|title=BRIEF-Ion Beam Applications signs two contracts with Proton Partners International|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSFWN1E800J|access-date=24 December 2016|publisher=Reuters|date=13 December 2016}}{{cite news|title=Proton Partners acquires Blue Phantom2 data acquisition system to support innovative cancer treatment|url=http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161209/Proton-Partners-acquires-Blue-Phantom2-data-acquisition-system-to-support-innovative-cancer-treatment.aspx|access-date=24 December 2016|publisher=News medical|date=9 December 2016}}
In 2017, IBA invested €16 million in the construction of a new logistics and production center in Louvain-la-Neuve.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-11 |title=Un nouveau chapitre pour IBA à Louvain-la-Neuve |url=https://www.lesoir.be/104076/article/2017-07-11/un-nouveau-chapitre-pour-iba-louvain-la-neuve |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Le Soir |language=fr}}