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Leiden University Medical Center/Academic Medical Center Amsterdam, Netherlands

NETHERLANDS

LUMC / AMC are modern university medical centers for research, education and patient care with a high quality profile and a strong scientific orientation. Its unique research practice, ranging from pure fundamental medical research to applied clinical research, places LUMC / AMC among the world top. This enables LUMC / AMC to offer patient care and education that is in line with the latest international insights and standards – and helps it to improve medicine and healthcare both internally and externally.

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LUMC / AMC act as knowledge centers for topics in the field of public health with an impact on society, it has a directive function in the region, and acts as centers for continuing education and further training for medical professionals.

LUMC / AMC are centers of expertise for rare eye diseases, with active clinical and basic research on this topic. The AMC ophthalmogenetic database is among the largest in the world.