{"id":1659,"date":"2023-07-03T15:55:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T15:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/research-en\/?page_id=1659"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:11:18","slug":"ncer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/ncer\/","title":{"rendered":"NCER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section no-padding-y wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n    <div class=\"hero hero--2  \">\n        \n<header class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__header\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__container\">\n<span class=\"hero__title__subject wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"national-centres-of-excellence-in-research-ncer\"\n    >\nNational Centres of Excellence in Research (NCER)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image hero__visual object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/alexander-grey-62vi3TG5EDg-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/alexander-grey-62vi3TG5EDg-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/alexander-grey-62vi3TG5EDg-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/alexander-grey-62vi3TG5EDg-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/alexander-grey-62vi3TG5EDg-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/07\/alexander-grey-62vi3TG5EDg-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__body\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper hero__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">The National Centres of Excellence in Research (NCER) programme of the Luxembourg National Research Fund provides a framework and funding instrument to bundle research excellence around a mission of significant societal relevance by encouraging high-level transdisciplinary research and intersectoral collaboration. NCER projects should become internationally recognized examples of best scientific practice, both with regards to the outcomes and impact of research, as well as in the way research is carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\">\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p><strong>NCER-FT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"national-centre-of-excellence-in-research-in-financial-technologies\"\n    >\n<strong>National Centre of Excellence in Research in Financial Technologies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Luxembourg inaugurated the National Centre of Excellence in Financial Technologies (NCER-FT) on 29 March 2023. The NCER-FT is an interdisciplinary initiative that focuses on the financial industry\u2019s technological challenges and opportunities. Led by researchers from the University of Luxembourg&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-en\/\">Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust&nbsp;(SnT)<\/a> and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fdef-en\/\">Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance&nbsp;(FDEF)<\/a>, the NCER-FT implements a singular interdisciplinary research and innovation approach, combining expertise from technology, finance, and law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-list-v2\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-list-item-v2\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ncer-fintech.uni.lu\/\" target=\"\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Learn more about NCER Fintech<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-md\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"clinnova\"\n    >\nClinnova<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinnova, an international project involving clinicians and researchers from Luxembourg, France, Germany and Switzerland, has been officially launched in Luxembourg on 27 April 2023. The initiative aims to realise benefits of precision medicine for treatment decisions through data federation, standardisation, and interoperability. The project is supported jointly from the FNR, the Grand Est, the Canton of Basel Stadt as well as Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg and will establish a shared launchpad for medical AI algorithm development in the heart of Europe. The University of Luxembourg is represented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/\">Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine<\/a> in the Clinnova programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-list-v2\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-list-item-v2\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clinnova.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Learn more about Clinnova<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-md\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>NCER-PD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"national-centre-of-excellence-in-research-on-parkinsons-disease\"\n    >\nNational Centre of Excellence in Research on Parkinson&#8217;s Disease<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkinson.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCER-PD<\/a> was launched in 2015 as the first National Centre of Excellence in Research with a focus on Parkinson&#8217;s Disease. The NCER on Parkinson\u2019s Disease was launched in 2015 as the first National Centre of Excellence in Research. The national partners are the&nbsp;University of Luxembourg with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcsb-en\/\">Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB)<\/a>,&nbsp; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lih.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lns.lu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laboratoire national de sant\u00e9 (LNS)<\/a> and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chl.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL)<\/a>. Their common goal is to continue to integrate research into the national health system and to establish Luxembourg as an excellence centre in research on PD beyond the country\u2019s borders. International partners are the Oxford Parkinson\u2019s Disease Centre, the Hertie-Institut f\u00fcr klinische Hirnforschung in T\u00fcbingen, the Paracelsus-Elena-Klinik in Kassel and the National Institutes of Health in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-list-v2\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-list-item-v2\"><a class=\"quick-link\" href=\"https:\/\/parkinson.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" rel=\"noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"quick-link__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-block-inserter quick-link__img\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"quick-link__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Learn more about the NCER-PD<\/span>\n\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","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,"footnotes":""},"field-of-interest":[],"organisation":[],"authorship":[33],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - 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