A new building for biomedical research

On 29 November 2022, Claude Meisch, Minister of Research and Higher Education, and Simone Asselborn-Bintz, Mayor of Sanem, broke ground for the new Biotech 3 building (BT3) on Campus Belval, in the presence of a university delegation and the developers of the building. BT3, whose opening is scheduled for 2026, will foster interdisciplinary research and outreach activities.

It will host both laboratory and office spaces for researchers of the LCSB and the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine of the University of Luxembourg, on a total of 7400 square meters. BT3 will also include dedicated spaces to engage with society: a visitor centre, a small exhibition area and a laboratory dedicated to scientific workshops for high school students.

BT3 will be connected to the existing Biotech 2 building via a footbridge. Through this connection, all the research groups of the LCSB will be reunited under one roof. “Being interdisciplinary is a key aspect of neurodegeneration research at the LCSB, which relies on proximity and exchange,” details Prof. Michael Heneka, director of the LCSB. “I am very much looking forward to finally bringing all our groups closer together.” ¢