{"id":7672,"date":"2019-10-16T09:19:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T09:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/en\/news\/university-hosts-medical-innovation-seminar\/"},"modified":"2019-10-16T09:19:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T09:19:08","slug":"university-hosts-medical-innovation-seminar","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/news\/university-hosts-medical-innovation-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"University hosts Medical Innovation Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><p>On 16 October 2019, the University of Luxembourg hosted an academic seminar on \u201cMedical Innovation, bringing together the worlds of academia, innovation and healthcare.\u201d<\/p><p>The event was organised in cooperation with a number of Belgian academic institutions: the Council of Flemish Universities and Colleges (VLUHR), Wallonie-Bruxelles Campus (WBCampus; an agency promoting higher education) and Acad\u00e9mie de Recherche et d\u2019Enseignement Sup\u00e9rieur (ARES) of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.<\/p><p>Belgian and Luxembourgish academics and researchers showcased innovative medical projects, exploring new collaborations in the field of digital, mental and innovative health.<\/p><p>The seminar focused on innovation as a driver for sustainable health care and included presentation on:<\/p><ul class=\"ulux-list\"><li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the first clinical applications of sensor-equipped shoes, bracelets and mobile apps for patients with Parkinson\u2019s disease, as well as the integrative healthcare model <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkinsonnet.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ParkinsonNet<\/a>;<\/li><li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the need and possibilities for the prevention of suicide among young people;<\/li><li class=\"ulux-list-item\">clinical trials for innovative treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (neuromuscular disorders) in infants and children;<\/li><li class=\"ulux-list-item\">a new study of inborn errors of metabolism;<\/li><li class=\"ulux-list-item\">new studies of chemokines, most notably known for their role in guiding cell migration during development and immune responses.<\/li><\/ul><p>The academic seminar was organised as part of the State visit to Luxembourg by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. It reflected the close ties and fruitful relationship between the two countries during the past years. In his welcome speech, Prof. St\u00e9phane Pallage, Rector of the University of Luxembourg, stressed: \u201cPartnerships are quite easy when trust is already built.<\/p><p>\u00a9 University of Luxembourg<\/p><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 16 October 2019, the University of Luxembourg hosted an academic seminar on \u201cMedical Innovation, bringing together the worlds of academia, innovation and healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":7673,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[10],"news-topic":[],"organisation":[233],"authorship":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - 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