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Seppe Terryn

VUB scientist develops self-healing robots

Wednesday 29/01/2020

Humans and robots are increasingly working together. To make this collaboration as safe as possible for people and for the work they do, “soft robots” made of flexible and soft materials are becoming common. However, their soft materials make these robots very vulnerable to damage by sharp objects or excessive pressure.

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Test determines overtraining in athletes

Thursday 23/01/2020

Athletes can get overtrained. Not good for the body of course, but when are they really going too far and how bad are the consequences?

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New spin-off SAY IT Labs

Thursday 16/01/2020

This new VUB spin-off, in collaboration with imec, developed a video game for children who stutter. In their associated ETRO-Lab they used software technology and speech recognition. They are currently creating a fun and engaging speech therapy experience called Fluency Friends, where players control colorful cartoon characters through treacherous obstacles.

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Bugs 2 to the rescue

Wednesday 15/01/2020

More and more invasive exotic species are found in our regions. These species occur outside of their natural range and cause damage to native biodiversity. Belgium has 26 invasive exotic aquatic plants. In the "Bugs 2 the rescue" project of VUB young people and nature volunteers work together with scientists to stop the spread of specific invasive exotic aquatic plants.

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Persons of the year 2019

Wednesday 08/01/2020

Felix Van de Maele, CEO of VUB spin-off Collibra, was named a person of the year by De Tijd. Collibra was the first belgian unicorn in 2019. The company was founded in 2008. Today it has about 600 employees in 8 offices in different countries over the world. Read more.

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The success of immunotherapy

Thursday 19/12/2019

Prof. dr. Bart Neyns and his colleagues of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences have made remarkable strides in a new treatment of cancer whereby one's own body cells are used to attack the tumor. Our immune system consists of different types of cells, including dendritic cells, that help attack the cancer. Those cells are inadequately present in tumors.

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VUB and UAntwerpen join forces in Knowledge Platform Diversity, Urbanism & Citizenship

Thursday 19/12/2019

VUB and the University of Antwerp have launched the Knowledge Platform Diversity, Urbanism & Citizenship, a unique collaboration between the two universities, which will be located in Mechelen. This new platform focuses on important social issues such as urbanism, super-diversity, radicalisation and polarisation, social stability and citizenship.

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Knowledge Center Data & Society

Tuesday 10/12/2019

The Flemish government has established the Knowledge Center Data & Society (Kenniscentrum Data & Maatschappij). It focuses on the interplay between data, artificial intelligence and society. The Center will enable socially responsible, ethical and legally appropriate implementations of AI in Flanders.

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Innovative computer model to optimise freight traffic

Friday 06/12/2019

VUB scientist Tomas Ambra developed a new computer model that maps the currently fragmented freight transport process in real time and proposes better solutions using information such as weather forecasts and congestion.

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The Analytical Scientist Power List 2019

Friday 06/12/2019

Gert Desmet, head of the Department of Chemical Engineering (CHIS) at VUB, was ranked at the prestigious 7th place in the top 100 of the Power List. The Power List celebrates the tremendous range of talent, ingenuity and leadership present across all corners of analytical science, by highlighting the pioneering work and passion of 100 leaders in the field. Read more.

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New CT-scanner at UZ Brussel

Thursday 28/11/2019

At the UZ Brussel, radiologists for patients who undergo a 3D diagnostic examination at the Emergency Department and the Intensive Care Unit have recently been using a new generation CT-scanner. Of which only three are in use worldwide.

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Will we soon be vaccinated against cancer?

Tuesday 26/11/2019

Immunotherapy is a treatment that stimulates our own immune system to guard itself against cancer. But can we ever completely eliminate cancer? Eos-editor Kim Verhaeghe asked VUB /VIB researcher Damya Laoui. Listen to the podcast here.