The German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) rated the plans for the "Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research" (LPI) in Jena as very positive, according to the "Report on the science-led assessment of large-scale research infrastructure projects for the National Roadmap" published on Monday, July 17, 2017. From 2018, an open-user center could be created where photonic solutions for diagnostics, monitoring and experimental therapy for infections are researched and developed with industry into functional solutions.