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Governance & administration

LIH governance includes the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. 

Board of directors

The Board of Directors oversees the work of the Luxembourg Institute of Health. It is responsible for the general organisation, for budget control, for framework contracts with partner organisations and for approving new strategy. 

The Government nominated the new Board of Directors, which took office on January 1st 2020, as follows: 

In addition, Pierre Misteri, Advisor at the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, is Government Commissioner (“Commissaire du Gouvernement”). 

executive committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for the implementation of the strategy approved by the board of administration. It guarantees compliance with ethical principles, conventions and national laws. 

The Executive Committee is composed of: 

Scientific Advisory Boards 

The Scientific Advisory Boards (SAB) are consultative bodies to the Board of Administration and are composed of high-ranking external scientists.  The SABs’ composition reflects the scientific areas in which the Luxembourg Institute of Health is active. 

Administration

From business development support – and specifically the exploitation of the scientific, economic and societal value and applications of research results − to scientific project management support and assistance in securing external funding opportunities: a rigorous quality management system, legal and data protection framework is in place in order to ensure that research activities are carried out in full compliance with current best practices and regulatory requirement, thereby guaranteeing the quality, transparency and rigour of the institute’s operations.