{"id":25,"date":"2020-10-19T20:28:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2021-12-14T19:51:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T19:51:59","slug":"areas-of-focus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Areas of Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"text-hero-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>\t    <h1 class=\"heading\">Our therapeutic focus areas<\/h1>\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-three-column-content-block-block_5f913936ad9f0\"\n     class=\"mco-three-column-content-block mccberg-block\">\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-columns-container\">\n\n                <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-column\"\n             role=\"link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/oncology\/\" data-target=\"\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/oncology\/\"        >\n                        <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img-container\">\n            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img\">\n                <picture>\n                    <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/oncology.jpeg?resize=767,469\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/oncology.jpeg?resize=314,280\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/oncology.jpeg?resize=404,268\">\n                    <img\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/oncology.jpeg?resize=404,268\"\n                        class=\"lazyload\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                            \/>\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-content-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>Oncology<\/h3>\n            \n                            <p class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-description\">Our mission is to deliver breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of people with cancer We are working to prevent cancer where we can and give patients more ways to treat their cancer, more quality in their lives and more time.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    \n                <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-column\"\n             role=\"link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/vaccines\/\" data-target=\"\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/vaccines\/\"        >\n                        <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img-container\">\n            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img\">\n                <picture>\n                    <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/vaccines.jpeg?resize=767,469\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/vaccines.jpeg?resize=314,280\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/vaccines.jpeg?resize=404,268\">\n                    <img\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/vaccines.jpeg?resize=404,268\"\n                        class=\"lazyload\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                            \/>\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-content-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>Vaccines<\/h3>\n            \n                            <p class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-description\">Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories in history. Without vaccines, the world would have lost more sons, daughters, moms and grandpas \u2013 more future teachers, builders, doctors and inventors \u2013 more people than an entire country the size of the Belgium.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    \n                <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-column\"\n             role=\"link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/infectious-diseases\/\" data-target=\"\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/infectious-diseases\/\"        >\n                        <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img-container\">\n            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img\">\n                <picture>\n                    <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/Science-Visuals-Infectious-Disease-Virus-in-infected-organism-72469489-HI_42_high.jpg?resize=767,469\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/Science-Visuals-Infectious-Disease-Virus-in-infected-organism-72469489-HI_42_high.jpg?resize=314,280\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/Science-Visuals-Infectious-Disease-Virus-in-infected-organism-72469489-HI_42_high.jpg?resize=404,268\">\n                    <img\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/10\/Science-Visuals-Infectious-Disease-Virus-in-infected-organism-72469489-HI_42_high.jpg?resize=404,268\"\n                        class=\"lazyload\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                            \/>\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-content-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>Infectious Diseases<\/h3>\n            \n                            <p class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-description\">Our decades of research in infectious diseases have led to profound scientific advances We\u2019ve been combating global health threats caused by infectious diseases for more than a century.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-three-column-content-block-block_5f913a21ad9f2\"\n     class=\"mco-three-column-content-block mccberg-block\">\n\n\t\n    <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-columns-container\">\n\n                <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-column\"\n             role=\"link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/diabetes\/\" data-target=\"\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/research\/areas-of-focus\/diabetes\/\"        >\n                        <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img-container\">\n            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-img\">\n                <picture>\n                    <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/Diabetes_image.jpg?resize=767,469\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/Diabetes_image.jpg?resize=314,280\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                            data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/Diabetes_image.jpg?resize=404,268\">\n                    <img\n                        data-src=\"https:\/\/www.msd-belgium.be\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/11\/Diabetes_image.jpg?resize=404,268\"\n                        class=\"lazyload\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                        alt=\"Diabetes_image\"\n                            \/>\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-content-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>Diabetes<\/h3>\n            \n                            <p class=\"mco-three-column-content-col-description\">We are investigating the development of new treatment options to further improve the quality of life of diabetes patients.\r\nDiabetes is a chronic illness and, as yet, there is still no cure for it. 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