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Collibra

New capital round values Collibra at $5 billion

Monday 04/10/2021

VUB spin-off Collibra has raised $250M in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital. This makes Collibra the most valuable Belgian tech company. Collibra is an enterprising software company and a spin-off from the Laboratory for Semantic Technology and Applications Research (STARLab) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

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COMBAT-project fights animal parasitic disease

Friday 01/10/2021

CIRAD, as coordinator of a consortium of 21 partners of which the VUB, has launched a new project to combat animal trypanosomosis, a parasitic disease transmitted by biting flies, including the infamous tsetse. VUB researcher Stefan Magez of the Department of Bio-engineering Sciences Cellular and Molecular Immunology coordinates this project for the VUB.

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Friday 24/09/2021

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precirix

Precirix and IFE sign clinical trial manufacturing agreement

Monday 13/09/2021

VUB spin-off Precirix, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel radiopharmaceuticals in oncology, and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), a manufacturer of radiopharmaceutical products based in Norway, announced an agreement for the supply of Precirix’ radiopharmaceuticals in Europe.The agreement with IFE will provide long-term clinical trial supply of Precirix’ product c…

Social sciences & humanities

Results of the survey on valorisation for Social Sciences, Humanities & the Arts

Wednesday 01/09/2021

VUB TechTransfer helps researchers to valorise scientific research results and continuously strives to connect the university’s research-expertise with industry and society. Together with you we want to make an innovative contribution to improve society and reinvest resulting income into excellent research.

Precirix

Innovative VUB spin-offs in healthcare are thriving

Tuesday 31/08/2021

August brought us exciting news from 3 VUB spin-offs: eTheRNA, Fertiga and Precirix. They are active in the health sector and develop life-changing innovations in fertility and for the treatment of cancer & infectious diseases. Read more

microlab

New open access cleanroom for microfabrication of microfluidic devices in glass and silicon

Monday 30/08/2021

MICROLAB: VUB launching a new open access cleanroom for microfabrication of microfluidic devices in glass and silicon Microfluidics is a recent multidisciplinary scientific field concerned with the study and manipulation of fluids in channels smaller than 1 mm.

Zenne

Gold and silver mining from Brussels urban sewage

Monday 23/08/2021

Researchers from the VUB and ULB have succeeded in extracting gold, silver and other precious materials from the Brussels sewage water. With the SUBLIMUS project they are looking for a way to do this on a large scale. The project is coordinated by Dr. Natacha Brion of VUB research group Analytical and Environmental Geochemistry and it is financed by Innoviris. Read more

Etherna

VUB spin-off eTheRNA immunotherapies opens office in Hong Kong

Tuesday 17/08/2021

eTheRNA immunotherapies NV, a clinical-stage company developing mRNA-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases, announced the opening of its new subsidiary, eTheRNA Asia Limited (‘eTheRNA Asia’), with offices located in the Sheung Wan area of Hong Kong. Read more

precirix

VUB spin-off Precirix NV enters into alliance with 3P Biopharmaceuticals

Tuesday 17/08/2021

Precirix NV, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel radiopharmaceuticals in oncology, and 3P Biopharmaceuticals S.L.U.

topgun

VUB research shows majority favour Covid vaccination

Monday 26/07/2021

The VUB and VUB spin-off iCense conducted a survey among Belgians to find out people’s reasons for choosing to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or not.

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Solutions for urban water management

Thursday 15/07/2021

BitaGreen wins European Impact Shakers Award BitaGreen is preparing a start-up from the VUB research group on hydrology in the framework of a VLAIO Innovatie mandate. BitaGreen offers solutions for urban water management and liveability, based on nature. It won the award in the Water category, for developing a method for planning green infrastructure in urban areas.

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