Etienne Jacqué, Véronique Hoffeld and Ana Sanchez-Guevara Sanchez are the new board chairs, respectively, of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (List), the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (Liser) and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH). Photos: List, Maison Moderne archives, Hôpitaux Schuman; Montage: Maison Moderne

Etienne Jacqué, Véronique Hoffeld and Ana Sanchez-Guevara Sanchez are the new board chairs, respectively, of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (List), the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (Liser) and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH). Photos: List, Maison Moderne archives, Hôpitaux Schuman; Montage: Maison Moderne

The government has made official the appointment of new external members to the boards of directors of the three public research centres. Here is a look at the main changes at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (List), the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (Liser) and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH).

The government has unveiled the new members of the boards of directors at the country’s three public research centres: the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (List), the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (Liser) and the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH). The five year mandates start on 1 January 2025.

List

Charged with stimulating technological innovation, the List's new board of directors comprises the following members:

- , independent director, Luxembourg (new appointment);

- Tom Battin, professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (reappointment);

- , independent director, Malaga, Spain (reappointment);

- , director of human resources, public relations & CSR, Post Luxembourg, Luxembourg (new appointment);

-Etienne Jacqué, corporate R&D manager, CEBI International SA, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- Steve Kremer, research director at Inria Nancy Grand-Est et Loria (Université de Lorraine, CNRS), Nancy, France (reappointment);

- , CEO of Paul Wurth Geprolux SA, Luxembourg (new appointment);

- Danièle Waldmann-Diederich, professor at the Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany (new appointment);

- , managing director and CEO of Creos Luxembourg SA, Luxembourg (new appointment);

as well as:

- Jean-Sébastien Thomann, as a member of the List consultative board;

- Stéphane Jacquemart, as chairman of the List staff delegation.

Etienne Jacqué has been appointed board chairman and Isabelle Faber has been appointed vice chair.

Robert Kerger, advisor to the Ministry of Research and Higher Education, will continue as government commissioner to the List.

Liser

Specialising in the analysis of socio-economic challenges, Liser board will be comprised of:

- , executive director of Women in Digital Empowerment (Wide), Luxembourg (new appointment);

- , independent administrator, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- Tom Bauler, professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (reappointment);

- Jim Clemes, architect, Jim Clemes associates, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- Georges Heinrich, member of the executive committee of Banque Raiffeisen, Luxembourg (new appointment);

- , managing partner of Hospilux SA, Luxembourg (new appointment);

- , lawyer, partner at Loyens & Loeff, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- Carole Reckinger, employee of SOS Radicalisation ASBL, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- , professor at HEC Lausanne, Switzerland (new appointment);

as well as:

- Patrick Bousch, as a member of the Liser consultation council;

- Carole Blond-Hanten, as chair of the Liser staff delegation.

Véronique Hoffeld has been appointed board chair and Valérie Ballouhey-Dauphin has been appointed vice chair.

Christiane Huberty, senior government advisor at the Ministry of Research and Higher Education, will continue to act as government commissioner for Liser.

LIH

The public biomedical research organisation focused on health is also seeing new figures fill its ranks:

- Lysiane Back, former vice president of BCEE, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- Rudi Balling, senior professor at the University of Bonn, Germany (new appointment);

- Françoise Berthet, chair of the Observatoire national de la santé, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- Alexandre Bisdorff, medical specialist in neurology, Luxembourg (new appointment);

- Carole Brueckler, project manager, Directorate-General for Industry, New Technologies and Research, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- Alain Kohl, professor at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (reappointment);

- Céline Marchand, attorney, Luxembourg (new appointment);

- Xavier Poos, deputy administrative director, Health Department, Luxembourg (reappointment);

- Ana Sanchez-Guevara Sanchez, associate medical director, Robert Schuman Hospitals, Luxembourg (new appointment);

as well as:

- Jérôme Paggetti, as a member of the LIH advisory board;

- Olivier Keunen, as chairman of the LIH staff delegation.

Ana Sanchez-Guevara Sanchez has been appointed board chair and Xavier Poos has been appointed vice chair.

Pierre Misteri, advisor at the Ministry of Research and Higher Education, will continue to act as government commissioner for the LIH.

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