On Friday, April 24th, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (Fonds National de la Recherche - FNR) announced the results of the first round of financing under its novel COVID-19 Fast Track Call.

CON-VINCE, a national research project aiming to evaluate the prevalence and dynamics of the spread of the COVID-19 disease within the Luxembourgish population, was launched at the beginning of April under the umbrella of the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Task Force.

Scientists at the Department of Infection and Immunity of the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) revealed a novel mechanism through which the immune system can control autoimmunity and cancer.

On Monday 4th May 2020, the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) had the honor of welcoming Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg into the laboratories of the House of BioHealth in Esch- sur-Alzette.

The Clinical Research Nurse  will: Assist the investigator and the medical team at all stages of the studies in infectious diseases (hepatitis national plan); Organise the research protocol with drug users and participate in data collection and management; Ensure the coordination of the activities on the different partners’ sites (CHL, Abrigado, Jugend- an Drogenhëllef…); Coordinate patients’ clinical monitoring in collaboration with the CHL; Carry out nursing related activities as stated in the clinical research protocol; Provide specific expertise and know-how in the follow-up of active drug users; Ensure compliance with the legal, administrative and regulatory obligations; Assist the CIEC nurse team in studies in different therapeutic areas than infectious diseases (oncology, neurology, public health, etc.), if required.

The Biorepository Technician is responsible forlogistics, handling and documentation of samples entering, stored and exitingIBBL. He/She is also responsible for the biorepository area, its equipment,organization and compliance with quality system requirements

The IT Technical Architect & Software Engineer will lead software architecture strategy,design and development by applying cutting edge engineering, testing anddelivery practices. He/She will ensure that Information Solutions supportingbusiness operations are available, secure, scalable, robust, high performantand cost efficient to serve both IBBL and partners. Lastly, he/she will also beresponsible for identifying standard methodologies to increase quality, reducecycle time & cost, increase visibility, and improve ability to adapt tochanging needs

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Transversal Translational Medicine (TTM) at LIH creates a translational bridge between fundamental research and the clinic, where improved/advanced diagnosis, therapy and prevention may help patients in Luxembourg and beyond. Its overarching aim is to instil a transversal, translational and collaborative mind-set among researchers, healthcare practitioners and hospitals, allowing them to perform research that transcends the classical boundaries of individual diseases (the ‘transversal’ dimension) and that can be tangibly converted into improved diagnostics, therapies and interventions for patients (the ‘translational’ dimension).