The LUMC and the French research institute Inserm are strengthening their collaboration with the launch of an International Joint Lab. On July 2, LUMC Dean Marlies Reinders signed the cooperation agreement on behalf of the LUMC Executive Board during a reception at the French residence in The Hague. On July 3, a French delegation visited Leiden.
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Introduction
LUMC strongly underpins the idea that ‘Science is the driving force behind innovative healthcare’. Outcomes of top level fundamental, translational and clinical research by LUMC researchers form a strong basis for innovative and qualitative healthcare on a national, European and international level.
A real game changer was the development of the Dutch national research agenda (NWA) in 2015. The agenda reveals the complexity of the issues challenging Dutch society today. These issues are clustered in so called routes. LUMC is involved in many of these routes and contributes this way to solving important societal challenges.