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About Sciensano Sciensano can count on more than 700 staff members who commit themselves, day after day, to achieve our motto: Healthy all life long. As our name suggests, science and health are central to our mission. Sciensano’s strength and uniqueness lie within the holistic and multidisciplinary approach to health. More particularly we focus on the close and indissoluble interconnection between human and animal health and their environment (the “One health” concept). By combining different research perspectives within this framework, Sciensano contributes in its unique way to everybody’s health. For this, Sciensano builds on the more than 100 years of scientific expertise of the former Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (CODA-CERVA) and the ex-Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP). Sciensano’s scientists explore 6 fields of action Animal health Effectiveness and safety of vaccines, medicines and health products - Quality of medical laboratories Food consumption and food safety Health and disease monitoring Health and environment Quality of healthcare Legal provision Sciensano is a public institution with legal personality established by the law of 25 February 2018 establishing Sciensano. Sciensano performs public and animal health assignments at 5 levels: federal regional community level European international level Sciensano is recognized as a research institution by the Belgian Science Policy and can issue a scientific visa. Sciensano is registered at the Belgian Crossroads Bank for Enterprises with enterprise number 0693.876.830. Sciensano has its registered office at Rue Juliette Wytsman 14, 1050 Ixelles (Belgium). Our VAT number is BE0693.876.830. Printer-friendly versionSend by email