Status and Results of the LHCb Experiment

The LHCb experiment at the LHC has collected more than 1 fb$^{-1}$ of physics data during the first two years of operation at the LHC, reaching one of its most important milestones. This has allowed the experiment to already perform extensive world-class measurements in b and c-physics, in order to probe New Physics Beyond the Standard Model. In this paper, the status and excellent performance of the LHCb experiment are reviewed, focusing the attention on the most important aspects of the operation of the experiment. Moreover, several important physics results are highlighted together with their impact for the full physics program at the LHC. Finally, a description of the upgrade of the detector to collect more than 50 fb$^{-1}$ starting in 2018 will be also given.