Mission & Vision

Fondation Lumière is a donor-advised fund at Fondation de France. Fondation Lumière is a French nonprofit dedicated to the research and development of advanced imaging to improve the health of pregnant women and their future children. It aims to:

Improve the care and prognosis of prenatal pathologies and reduce morbidity and mortality in the short, medium, and long term;
Develop, evaluate, and standardize tools for fetus and placenta imaging;
Develop research and improve knowledge of prenatal pathologies
Assess the correlation between intra-uterine development and future life;
Build public awareness and training for practitioners involved in prenatal care.

Actions Led

Fondation Lumière continues working on advanced imaging approaches, such as developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, and research programs, all in the hopes of acquiring better intervention methods and giving more precise diagnoses and treatment plans.

Projects that US Donors Can Support

Thanks to the donors of Friends of Fondation de France, Fondation Lumière has developed an integrated platform of care, research, and imaging training at Hôpital Necker – Enfants Malades, Paris. There is now a second partner unit in Marseille.

Learn more through our blog article published on September 14th, 2022.