LED to visit Swiss Tropical Institute in Basel

On 22 August, the LED team visited the Swiss Tropical Institute (Swiss TPH) in Basel. The aim of this meeting was to identify common interests and approaches for possible collaboration.  The personal welcome by Swiss TPH Director Jürg Utzinger, the exciting presentations, the guided tour of the architecturally interesting building and the raising of the Liechtenstein flag - a first at the Tropical Institute - made this visit an unforgettable event. 

During the presentations and discussions, ‘Agricultural Health’ quickly emerged as the central point of contact, which is roughly described as ‘health research in agriculture’, a still young field of research. Both organisations contribute their specific expertise in this area and research the numerous interactions between agricultural practices, human health and various environmental influences from different perspectives.

Pictured above: Jürg Utzinger, Director Swiss TPH, Kaspar Wyss, Vice-Director Swiss TPH, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Head of Department, Sébastien Gagneux, Head of Department, Fenella Beynon, Head of Unit and Talia Salzmann, Project Manager, Yvette Endriss, Senior Laboratory Technician and of course our almost complete LED team, Andreas Sicks, CEO; Claudia Foser-Laternser, CFO; Alexandra Ospelt, Communication LED and three of four project managers Patrik Aus der Aus, Miriam Speh and Marion Reichenbach.