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Established in the mid-1980s and located in Charleroi CHU, the Laboratory of Experimental Medicine (LME) stands out through the resolutely multidisciplinary character of its research efforts and the direct connection to the hospital clinicians. 100 university beds within the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) network Facilitated interaction with doctors, interns…

Made up of a CoreLab at the Marie Curie Hospital and an Emergency Laboratory at André Vésale Hospital, the Charleroi CHU Clinical Biology Laboratory (CBL) carries out over 5.5 million tests a year on intra-hospital patients and ambulatory sample centres. Quality and technological innovation are at the heart of this…

Interview with Prof. Jean-Luc BALLIGAND President of the Institute for Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC), Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), WELBIO investigator What are IREC’s key figures and research themes? © IRECIREC is strong with 233 Clinicians (22 Academics, 231 Scientists, and 97 Admin & Technical Staff). Between 2015 and…

Emeritus Prof. Teresinha Leal and Prof. Sophie Gohy (PI, Pneumology, ENT and Dermatology Unit (PNEU) are both members of the Institute for Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC) at UCLouvain. They have joined hands to advance translational research in the field of cystic fibrosis (CF) and other respiratory diseases. They present…