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Mathieu Vinken coordinates project into animal-free methods for testing chemical substances

Wednesday 03/02/2021

Prof. Dr. Mathieu Vinken, pharmacist-toxicologist affiliated with the Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences of the VUB, will be responsible for the general coordination of the “ONTOX” project for a period of 5 years from 1 May 2021 onwards.

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VUB begins EnerJettic energy-saving project

Monday 01/02/2021

Jette student block is pioneer for an energy-efficient campus VUB research group MOBI has begun an energy consumption study in the student accommodation on campus Jette.

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Belgian initiative for AI lung scan analysis in fight against COVID-19 goes European

Tuesday 26/01/2021

icovid is being rolled out across Europe and is on the OECD shortlist for AI initiatives against current and future pandemics The Belgian initiative icovid, which supports radiologists in the assessment of CT images of the lungs of COVID-19 patients, has grown into a multicentre European project, co-funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. The icovid project was launched in…

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Cadence acquires VUB spin-off Numeca

Monday 25/01/2021

NUMECA joins Cadence, leader in Intelligent System Design Cadence Design Systems, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NUMECA International, VUB spin-off and leader in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), mesh generation, multi-physics simulation and optimization.

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Vicerector Hugo Thienpont wins 2021 SPIE Gold Medal

Thursday 14/01/2021

The SPIE Gold Medal is the highest honor in the field of photonics. It is awarded in recognition of outstanding engineering or scientific accomplishments in optics, photonics, electro-optics, or imaging technologies and applications.

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Launch Research2B network of Brussels expertise

Wednesday 13/01/2021

Research2B is the network gathering the different Knowledge Transfer Offices from universities and university colleges of Brussels. The network consists of the VUB, ULB, Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles, UCLouvain, Odisee, Erasmushogeschool Brussel and SynHERA, in charge of the knowledge transfer of the 8 French-speaking University Colleges (HE2B, HE Galilée, HE Léonard de Vinci,…

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Upgrade of cryo-EM toolbox for structural biology

Tuesday 12/01/2021

VIB introduces an upgrade to its toolbox for structural analysis of biological molecules, leading the way for drug development. These tools help to overcome critical obstacles that limit the resolution of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) reconstructions.

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New Chief Business Officer at Precirix

Monday 11/01/2021

VUB spin-off Precirix, a private, clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel radiopharmaceuticals in oncology, announces the appointment of Dr. Niva Almaula, an experienced business development executive based in New York, as Chief Business Officer. In this role, Dr. Almaula will drive the company’s global business development strategy. Read more

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Guidelines for (applied) research: Covid-update 2021

Thursday 07/01/2021

Please take note of the amended guidelines for research and applied research and valorisation. From now on research with test subjects on campus is in principle not allowed (unless digital). This applies to research on both adults and children. An exception can be granted ad hoc after approval of a COVID research protocol by the prevention and environment department.

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Brain enzyme caught in the act

Tuesday 05/01/2021

Researchers from the lab of Wim Versées (VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology) in collaboration with the team of Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research) presents the three-dimensional structure of an enzyme involved in Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and Down syndrome.

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Flemish universities join forces for scientific excellence

Monday 04/01/2021

It's full speed ahead for interuniversity scientific excellence, as Flemish universities are pooling their resources to finance interuniversity research consortia for the first time. They are investing more than €36 million in iBOF funding. In this way, they join forces in innovative scientific research and in domains in which several universities have demonstrated excellence.

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MOBI lab tour by Joeri Van Mierlo

Tuesday 22/12/2020

Visit the Youtube channel of MOBI, the Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre of the VUB and watch videos about seminars, research pitches and more. Discover the lab during a virtual tour with Joeri Van Mierlo (head of MOBI). Watch here

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