The Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium Inc. is a consortium formed between eight Melbourne medical research institutes and The Cancer Council Victoria. The Consortium is an incorporated association (registration number A0034588M), governed by a Board of Management.

It was established in 1997 by the Victorian State Government to conduct world-class fundamental breast cancer research. Since July 2008, the VBCRC has been funded though the Victorian Cancer Agency.

The Consortium operates as an 'institute without walls' with its research groups located in host research institutes where they can benefit from infrastructure support and intellectual collaboration.