{"id":10623,"date":"2025-02-12T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/?post_type=news&p=10623"},"modified":"2025-02-12T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:33:15","slug":"supporting-research-through-targeted-fundraising","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/news\/supporting-research-through-targeted-fundraising\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting research through targeted fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With its national research and innovation strategy, the country wants to develop its scientific ecosystem and the University of Luxembourg is a driving force in this transition. Generating scientific knowledge and achieving excellence in research requires substantial investments. As such, raising funds to back innovative endeavours has always been a key part of the university\u2019s strategy. Besides competitive third-party funding, support by foundations and private donors is crucial to push scientific boundaries and conduct cutting-edge research. It allows research centres like the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine<\/a> (LCSB) to pursue ambitious projects and to develop their infrastructure further. To make the most of the donations, the LCSB recently created three research funds dedicated to specific diseases. These new fundraising tools will ensure that all donors\u2019 contributions make a difference where it matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe were looking for a way to further improve the impact of donations and this is what this initiative is all about,\u201d explains Dr Lisa Smits<\/a>, fundraiser at the LCSB. \u201cThrough these three funds, we are also able to collect smaller amounts which, when added together, can have a bigger effect.\u201d On top of pulling resources together, the funds bring some flexibility: With this set-up, the projects\u2019 needs can be assessed at different points in time and the resources distributed where they will be the most useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt could for example mean some financial support towards the last phase of a project to help carry out additional experiments that will increase the project\u2019s significance and the chances of publication in a high-impact scientific journal,\u201d details Dr Smits. \u201cOr money to kick-start a project and generate initial data that will then help secure competitive public funding. In short, through our three research funds, we will be able to put all the contributions to good use, in a very targeted and carefully thought through manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

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