Research and projects

Duration: 01/01/2026 – 31/12/2032

Major activity:

Building a European research and innovation ecosystem to respond efficiently to future health crises caused by infectious diseases by fostering a coordinated and efficient research landscape covering the whole spectrum of pandemic preparedness research including a EU-wide network of clinical research.

Role of the LNS:

Contribute to the work packages on (1) the alignment of research priorities, (2) an ever-warm research and innovation ecosystem for basic and preclinical research for pandemic preparedness and response and, (3) Public Health Research Networks.

Funding source:

co-funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement 101226682.

Project website:

https://beready4pandemics.eu/

ECDC-AURORAE: ECDC Framework contract to the consortium AURORAE: Support to microbiology-related activities and capacity building focusing on COVID-19 and influenza in the EU/EEA, the Western Balkans and Türkiye. Laboratory support, training, and standardisation”

Duration: 06/2022 – 2026

Major activity:

Strengthening the capacity for genomic epidemiology and public health bioinformatics through interdisciplinary training

Role of the LNS:

The LNS is part of the AURORAE Consortium and provides tailored training through a 5 day twinning visit  on SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing and Bioinformatics.

Funding source:

Framework Contract for Services by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control to the AURORAE Consortium under framework contract number ECDC/2022/001

Duration: 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2027

Major activity:

Support to Member States/Associated Countries in their efforts to develop and update their National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Role of the LNS:

JAMRAI liaison for Member State engagement on One Health strategies, contribute to the national program for antimicrobial stewardship in human health, task leader for strengthening national surveillance systems in the human sector, participate in one health AMR surveillance.

Funding source:

co-funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement 101127787

Project website:

https://eu-jamrai.eu/

Duration: 1/11/2023 – 31/10/2026

Major activity:

Enhance and improve national public health wastewater surveillance by strengthening knowledge exchange and best practices.

Role of the LNS:

Contribute as affiliated entity of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology to the task on sequencing techniques and analysis.

Funding source:

co-funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement 101140460.

Website project:

https://www.eu-wish.eu/

Major activity:

Network of virology laboratories, integrated in the project PROACT EU RESPONSE (funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement 101156304) to strengthen the existing clinical network by adding on-site operational laboratories.

Role of the LNS:

Conduct External Quality assessment and participate to the working group VIRVOLT.

Website project:

https://proact-response.eu/virology-network/