FRANCOIS-CLEMENT BIDARD

François-Clément Bidard, MD PhD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medical Oncology at Institut Curie & UVSQ/Université Paris-Saclay. He is also the co-coordinator of breast cancer research at Institut Curie, the #1 center for breast cancer in France, and, since 2023, the vice-Chair of the French Breast Cancer research group UCBG (Unicancer). He is also the Director of the Clinical Investigation Center at the Institut Curie and the Medical Director for Breast Oncology at the Women’s Cancer Institute.

His clinical work primarily focuses on breast cancers. His research aims at characterizing the cellular mechanisms involved in the metastatic process, with a focus on blood biomarkers (circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA etc.).

He teaches medical students at the Simone Veil Faculty of Science (UVSQ/Université Paris-Saclay), as well as residents and students in the Department of Medical Oncology (Institut Curie); he is coordinating the "Breast Diseases" postgraduate training at UVSQ/Université Paris-Saclay.