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24sea

24Sea provides Structural Health Monitoring Systems for Arcadis Ost 1

Thursday 01/07/2021

Parkwind selected 24SEA, a VUB spin-off, for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of the structural health monitoring systems on the WTG support structures at Parkwind's Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm. The Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm will have a capacity of 257MW.

Wind mills

OWI-Lab celebrates 10th anniversary

Thursday 01/07/2021

Belgian companies operating in the wind energy sector are among the world leaders today. Partly because our country was already a pioneer in this type of renewable energy in the 1990s, but also thanks to OWI-Lab, a platform for innovation and knowledge bringing together about 40 researchers and engineers from Sirris, VUB and UGent.

research

eTheRNA collaborates with Quantoom Biosciences on RNA Production System

Tuesday 29/06/2021

eTheRNA immunotherapies, a clinical-stage company and VUB spin-off developing mRNA-based immunotherapies with in-house GMP certified production and process development capabilities, and Quantoom Biosciences announced that they will collaborate on the development of a revolutionary RNA production system (RPS) for both research and GMP-grade material.

FARI

Ursula von der Leyen visits VUB-ULB AI for the Common Good institute (FARI)

Friday 25/06/2021

The EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Federal Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and State Secretary Thomas Dermine visited BeCentral, to announce the Relance and Resiliance Plan for Belgium. They discovered the joint initiative FARI: AI for the Common Good institute.

etherna

Extension to proven TriMix® adjuvant technology intended to boost dendritic cell activation

Thursday 24/06/2021

eTheRNA immunotherapies, a clinical-stage company developing mRNA-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases, announces the expansion of its strategic collaboration with the VUB with the signing of an exclusive license for TetraMix® , a new generation of the TriMix® adjuvant technology.

Agrosavfe

VIB/VUB spin-off Biotalys takes step to Brussels stock exchange

Tuesday 15/06/2021

Reinventing Food Protection The agrotechnology company Biotalys has decided to take the step to the Brussels stock exchange. Two new investors - the public fund FPIM and the bank BNP Paribas - promised €10M and the existing shareholders are also committed. Since its start-up in 2013, Biotalys has already raised €63M in capital to finance its research.

arch

How to realise future proof school buildings?

Friday 11/06/2021

In recent years, a lot of resources have been invested in new school infrastructure. But are these the schools of and for the future? The past shows that the regional and local vision on education regularly changes and that there are always different requirements for school buildings, resulting in materially expensive renovations.

impact

Official launch of the imπACT programme

Thursday 03/06/2021

New training programme for postdocs to boost their entrepreneurship skills imπACT is a 5-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) COFUND programme of around €3M, hosted by the VUB to develop a dedicated training programme for post-doctoral researchers.

green

AI makes wind energy cheaper and more efficient

Monday 31/05/2021

Wind energy is an important renewable energy source, but the maintenance of wind farms is a very complex and expensive process. Reducing these costs is essential if the renewable energy from wind farms is to be truly sustainable.

sport

Innovative cooling clothing for Belgian athletes in Tokyo

Wednesday 26/05/2021

Our Flemish top athletes are ready for the Olympic Games, partly thanks to scientific innovation When the Olympic Games take place in Tokyo this summer, temperatures above 30 degrees and humidity of more than 70% are expected. That's why we need to help them cool down before, during and after performance. After all, a body that overheats performs poorly.

STEAM

VUB unveils plans for STEAM academy

Monday 17/05/2021

The plans of B-PHOT Brussels Photonics for the construction of the STEAM Academy in Gooik are approved. In 2023, the Academy will become an educational center where science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths meet. Under the impulse of B-PHOT's Director Hugo Thienpont, Nathalie Debaes, and Tine De Pauw, the project unites VUB faculties to create the academy of the future.

SURF

VUB researchers develop 3D modelling tool for coating industry

Monday 10/05/2021

VIPCOAT platform launched to make coating industry innovative, sustainable and green Vrije Universiteit Brussel is one of 12 partners in seven countries involved in the new VIPCOAT project, which was launched on 1 May under the coordination of Germany’s Helmholtz Center Hereon. Its aim is to develop corrosion protection technologies more quickly and sustainably.

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