Researchers against Covid-19

They did not sit back during the lockdown! As scientists worldwide, the UNamur researchers were in the battle against Covid-19 since the beginning of the crisis. Their expertise bore around 20 research projects, often in collaboration with other Belgian or foreign universities. Thanks to their initiatives and work, society becomes aware of the importance of research and the numerous disciplines involved when fighting a pandemic. Here is an overview in a non-exhaustive list. Collaboration between 6 UNamur labs, the SANA project driven by Benoît Muylkens, is created at the beginning of the crisis in March 2020. It enabled to increase the number of tests, target the propagation cores, and specifically test the most exposed people: doctors and front line medical staff. In collaboration with Damien Coupeau , Olivier Debacker is working at the development of SARS-CoV-2 detection tests, using a PCR-free gene fragments amplification test.