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    Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie (Department of Medical Microbiology)

    2. Where is it located (include both address and geographical location)?

    Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Zentrum für LaborMedizin, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzerner Kantonsspital Haus 47, Spitalstrasse, CH-6000 Luzern 16, Switzerland

    N 47° 3' 32.45", E 8° 18' 1.17"

    3. Floor area of laboratory areas by containment level
    BL 3 , 62.00 SqM
    BL 2 , 716.00 SqM
    Total laboratory floor area (SqM): 
    778

    4. The organizational structure of each facility

    Personnel
    (i) Total number of personnel: 
    8

    (ii) Division of personnel

    Military: 
    0
    Civilian: 
    8

    (iii) Division of personnel by category

    Scientists: 
    3
    Engineers: 
    0
    Technicians: 
    4
    Administrative and support staff: 
    1
    (iv) List the scientific disciplines represented in the scientific/engineering staff

    Clinical microbiology (all disciplines; diagnostics and applied research).

    (v) Are contractor staff working in the facility? If so, provide an approximate number.
    0
    Funding
    (vi) What is (are) the source(s) of funding for the work conducted in the facility, including indication if activity is wholly or partly financed by the Ministry of Defence?

    Cantons of Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schwyz, Uri.

    Research
    Development
    Test & Evaluation
    Analysis / Diagnosis
    Education & Training
    Other activities

    0 %
    0 %
    15 %
    75 %
    10 %
    0 %

    (vii) What are the funding levels for the following programme areas:

    Research: 
    0 %
    Development: 
    0 %
    Test and evaluation: 
    15 %
    (viii) Briefly describe the publication policy of the facility

    Publication in open literature.

    (ix) Provide a list of publicly-available papers and reports resulting from the work published during the previous 12 months. (To include authors, titles and full references)

      No publicly available papers or reports published in 2020.

    Notes
    N/A
    Attachments
    N/A
    5. Briefly describe the biological defence work carried out at the facility, including type(s) of micro-organisms(9) and/or toxins studied, as well as outdoor studies of biological aerosols.

    The Department of Medical Microbiology, as part of the Zentrum für LaborMedizin, Luzerner Kantonsspital, is accredited (ISO / EN 17025) for clinical bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, molecular diagnostics, serology. The current focus of applied research activities is on specific bacteriological / molecular testing topics. In addition, it is the Regional Competence Center for primary analyses of samples suspicious of a bioterror-related background.

    For further information please visit (website in German):
    https://www.luks.ch/standorte/luzern/kliniken/zentrum-fuer-labormedizin/institut-fuer-medizinische-mikrobiologie.html

    (9) Including viruses and prions.

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