#wakeuptocorona

In the Netherlands, there are only a handful of laboratories that conduct safe research into the coronavirus. Thanks to thousands of donors of #wakeuptocorona, the LUMC was able to set up a second lab to study the coronavirus. The crowdfunding campaign enabled researchers in the university medical center to quickly scale up their research - in an (inter)national context - into virus inhibitors, medicines and candidate vaccines.

Crowdfunding continues, also with a view to the longer term and the risk of a second corona wave. Molecular virologist Eric Snijder in the Volkskrant:

"It is extremely important to have virus inhibitors ready, fully developed and tested and ready to use to nip the next epidemic in the bud. A new outbreak could be caused by the next coronavirus or a dozen other virus families that are believed to have similar risks of transmission from the animal world."

Together against the virus
The #wakeuptocorona action continues to enable (even) more research. For a short-term solution, but also to prevent a recurrence of the corona crisis. Because although normal life seems to be slowly getting going again, we remain bound by corona measures to protect us against a second wave. As long as there is no vaccine or other medical solution, the one and a half meter society remains the "new normal".

The crowdfunding campaign #wakeuptcorona is an initiative of the Leiden University Fund in collaboration with the Bontius Foundation of the LUMC. The name #wakeuptocorona has its origins in the social media challenge in support of the action.

Donating from abroad
On this website, it is easy to donate using iDeal, your credit card or a one-off direct debit using the blue donation button. Since many of our alumni and suppoters live outside the Netherlands, we've also assembled all information you might need on our Leiden University Fund website about other ways of giving (by bank transfer) and tax benefits.

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Let the world know

You can help by donating, but also by raising awareness for this crowdfunding campaign. It’s really simple. Here’s what you do:

Put on your pyjamas and form a heart with your hands. Share the picture using #wakeuptocorona. Use the text: 'donate now to help researchers find the solution to corona'.
Nominate three others and tag or mention them in your post.
Be sure to use wakeuptocorona.nl in your message.

And, most importantly, donate. Every donation, large or small, is incredibly important. Let’s stop corona together!

LUMC Center for Infectious Diseases
Leiden researchers began research into infectious diseases such as Ebola and SARS 25 years ago. With the knowledge that it has acquired, the LUMC has become the research and knowledge centre in the Netherlands in the field of infectious diseases. The Centre for Infectious Diseases comprises the departments of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Medical Microbiology. Within these departments various research groups look for new ways to treat and prevent infectious diseases. The LUMC has excellent research facilities, including a special BSL3 lab. The LUMC is located at the Leiden Bio Science Park, where we collaborate with various international companies such as Janssen Pharmaceutica as well as with start-ups, and use is made of our test facilities. Internationally, our researchers work with various European partners.

The Centre for Infectious Diseases has an international reputation and excellent facilities, and the LUMC research groups there are frequently asked to test potential virus inhibitors and candidate vaccines in the battle against coronavirus. We are doing this actively.

Current research
An important research project that started immediately after the outbreak of the corona pandemic is the SCORE project: a study of antiviral therapies against corona. The LUMC is working with seven European partners in this project, among which Utrecht University, Universität Bern and Janssen Pharmaceutica. This LUMC research group expects to start more research projects in the near future into the development of vaccines and virus inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2. This will require expanding its facilities and research team.

Another research currently underway is a collaboration with the Leiden pharmaceutical company Janssen. The LUMC's Department of Medical Microbiology is investigating the effect of a new experimental vaccine.

Dutch pediatricians, led by the Willem Alexander Children's Hospital of the LUMC, have started systematically collecting data from children who come into the hospital due to an infection with the coronavirus. They hope to learn more about the expression, course and treatment of COVID-19 in children. You can read more information about this on www.covidkids.nl.

Name
The name of the virus is: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The WHO has named the disease that causes SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19. This was based on research in which Leiden played an important role.

Does your company, fund or foundation want to help fight coronaviruses? Feel free to contact our relationship manager Ambika Lucassen at 071 526 57 49 about giving opportunities or read more about scientific research in the fight against coronavirus at Bontius Foundation | LUMC Research Foundation.

An important research project that started immediately after the outbreak of the corona pandemic is the SCORE project: a study of antiviral therapies against corona. The LUMC is working with seven European partners in this project.

This LUMC research group expects to start more research projects in the near future into the development of vaccines and virus inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2. This will require expanding the research team and facilities; for instance, creating an additional Bio Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) lab.

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