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Originating for the Czech Republic and Switzerland, Václav and Jitka Ourednik hold both a PhD in neuroscience and have been studying the regenerative capacity of the central nervous system for over 20 years. While pursuing competitive research and publishing in foremost scientific journals, they present their scientific results at international symposia and organize professional meetings and seminars.

The couple has worked at various academic places across Europe and North-America, namely, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, the Czech Academy of Sciences, Dalhousie University (Canada), Iowa State University (USA) and Harvard University (USA). At these institutions, they have also taught neuroscience, physiology and histology.

Now, in order to promote public awareness for the need to protect our natural habitat and the dark skies, they have decided to make their life-long hobby a profession and create a center for high-end amateur astrophotography in Europe.

Their search for the best possible location lasted several years. Finally, being both fond of the Swiss Alps, they chose a sunny terrace at an altitude of 2000 m in eastern Switzerland for the creation of the Alpine Astrovillage Lue-Stailas.

The center will open in 2009, the International Year of Astronomy and in conjunction with the formation of the regional UNESCO Biosphere Reserve "Val Mustair/Swiss National Park".