The Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC) was founded on June 18th 1964 in the form of a Foundation.

 Since January 1st 2008, it is organized into two distinct entities:

> The
ISREC Foundation
whose mission is to continue to seek and provide resources for the support of translational cancer research projects and the training of young scientists.

> The Institute
ISREC/EPFL
whose research projects are oriented towards fundamental cancer research.