Sciensano is a research institute and the national public health institute of Belgium. It is a so-called federal scientific institution that operates under the authority of the federal minister of Public Health and the federal minister of Agriculture of Belgium. Sciensano's core business is scientific research in the fields of public health, animal health and food safety. Sciensano arose in 2018 from the merger of the former Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (in Dutch: Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie, in French: Centre d’Étude et de Recherches Vétérinaires et Agrochimiques, often shortened to CODA-CERVA) and the former Scientific Institute of Public Health (in Dutch: Wetenschappelijk Instituut Volksgezondheid, in French: Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique, often shortened to WIV-ISP). Both institutions were merged because of their complementary activities and to be able to provide a comprehensive answer to the health challenges of the future. More particularly, the merger was based on the One Health principle that states that the areas of human health, animal health and the environment are inherently connected with each other. The merger became official on April 1, 2018.[1][2]

Sciensano
Headquarters of Sciensano in Ixelles
MottoHealthy all life long
Established1 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-01)
Field of research
Public health
Animal health
Food safety
DirectorsPierre Kerkhofs
(ad interim anno 2018)
Myriam Sneyers
(ad interim anno 2018)
StaffCa. 700 employees
LocationIxelles (Brussels), Belgium
50°49′28″N 4°22′54″E / 50.824308°N 4.381724°E / 50.824308; 4.381724
Jules Bordet
Websitewww.sciensano.be
Map
Sciensano is located in Belgium
Sciensano
Location in Belgium

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  1. ^ "Oprichting van het nieuwe federale onderzoekscentrum Sciensano" [Establishment of the new federal research center Sciensano]. www.sciensano.be (in Dutch). Sciensano. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ "About Sciensano". www.sciensano.be. Sciensano. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Levenslang gezond" [Healthy all life long] (PDF). www.sciensano.be (in Dutch). Sciensano. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "SCIENSANO & Illegal drugs". www.sciensano.be. Sciensano. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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