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THE HEALTH SECTOR IN LORRAINE a firm reputation for excellence
Enjoying a level of social protection which is above the national average, the remnant of a local system, and traditionally offering high quality services, Lorraine is one of the top French regions when it comes to its public health sectors and infrastructures.Ranked among the top ten hospitals in France, the Nancy CHU was one of the first to be equipped with a PET scanner. Medical teams in Lorraine enjoy a particularly fine reputation for their specialists in back surgery, Paediatrics, Cancerology, Neurology and surgical remote-controlled manipulation.
| KEY DATA |
| - 500 health researchers and doctoral candidates |
| - 5,600 medical students |
| - 450 dental surgery students |
| - 1,300 pharmacy and biology students |
| STRONG POINTS |
| - Acknowledged areas of specialisation at both national and international level |
| - Cross-border cooperation |
| - SALORLUX |
| - Public initiatives aiming to support health and research |
| - Hospital infrastructures and quality of equipment |
| TRAINING - R&D |
| - Faculties of medicine in both Metz and Nancy |
| - Centre Alexis Vautrin, specialisations and research into cancerology |
| - CERAH, Centre de Recherche pour l'Appareillage des Handicapés (Research Centre for Appliances for the Disabled) |
| - IEBM, Institut Européen de Bio-matériaux et de Microchirurgie (European Institute for Bio-materials and Micro-surgery) |
| - INSERM, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (National Institute for Health and Medical Research) |
| - IRR, Institut Régional de Réadaptation (Regional Rehabilitation Institute) |
| - INRA, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (National Institute for Agronomic Research) |
| - ENSIC, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques (Higher School of Chemical Engineering) |
| - PRABIL, a technological platform specialising, amongst other things, in the recycling of agro-resources for use in the pharmaceutical industries |
| - BIOREGIO, a cross-border project aiming to benefit the biotechnologies |
| - CLTS, Centre Lorrain des Technologies de la Santé (Lorraine Centre for Health Technologies) |
The range of healthcare available in Lorraine
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- - Agro food
- - Motor industry
- - Chemicals
- - Timber
- - Call Centers
- - Environment
- - Electronics
- - Logistics
- - Metallurgy
- - Paper
- - Plastics processing
- - Health
- - ICT
