Advancing the knowledge of tropical, infectious and poverty-related diseases and access to health care is at the core of ITM’s academic mission. Our innovative and interdisciplinary research focuses on Pathogens, Patients and Populations, our “three P’s”.
Scientific excellence and impact
We published 440 papers in scientific journals
We ran 16 innovative research projects with the support of Flanders
25 PhD students obtained a PhD degree
ITM in the European Research Area
We led 10 research consortia funded by the European Union
We coordinated 11 clinical trials around the world
Open global campus
132 international scientific staff and PhD students were working at ITM
We took part in 30 new international research projects
105 researchers were doing their PhD at ITM