The population is aging, the number of chronic patients is increasing, medical costs are increasing, and there is a tension between technical possibilities and threats. The health of the world’s population is one of the greatest challenges of our time. The LUMC believes that this challenge requires a clear vision and mission. Interactive interaction between our core tasks is indispensable in this regard.

Within the LUMC, students are prepared for lifelong innovation and learning. Researchers are inspired and directly test their findings in practice. Patients can be confident that they will be helped according to the most current state of science. The LUMC believes in healing but also in prevention.

By involving companies and organizations in the region and beyond, the LUMC actually makes innovations and new applications possible. In this way, the LUMC wants to play a pioneering role in developing solutions to health issues.