The build up phase of the Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI) is now starting with the implementation of novel technologies for the translation of revolutionizing diagnosis and therapy technologies for infectious diseases: More than 100 researchers as well as representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the project management agency VDI Technologiezentrum met online to present their plans for the technological equipment of the LPI.