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Four VUB researchers receive prestigious ERC Starting Grants
No fewer than four Vrije Universiteit Brussel researchers are receiving the European Commission's prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant this year. Togtether, the four grants total more than €6,3 mil. in research funds.
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Seppe Terryn finalist of the Flemish PhD Cup 2020
Seppe is a PhD student at the VUB at the mechanical department in the Robotic & MultyBody (R&MM) research group, part of BruBotics .
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Improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine
Hundreds of innovators, research pioneers, clinicians, industry leaders and policy makers from all around Europe are united by a vision of how to revolutionize healthcare.
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Mobility expert Cathy Macharis released new book
VUB Professor Cathy Macharis released her new book called ‘Met een factor 8 naar de mobiliteit van de toekomst’, in which she highlights the impact of the transport sector on climate change and that the emissions should be reduced with a factor 8.
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Axiles Bionics and BruBotics receive €2M R&D grant from Innoviris
One year after successfully completing a € 2.4M Series A financing round, Axiles Bionics announces a new R&D collaboration with BruBotics Research group from Vrije Universiteit Brussel to achieve its goal in developing a revolutionary next generation bionic prosthesis for lower limb amputees.
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Camel-IDS announces company name change to PRECIRIX®
Camel-IDS, VUB spin-off and a private, clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel radiopharmaceuticals in oncology, today announces the launch of a new corporate identity and company name change to PRECIRIX®, effective immediately.
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New VUB spin-off iCense studies people’s authentic emotions
Knowing what citizens and consumers really think of new measures, products or advertising is crucial for governments and businesses. But it is often difficult to find out.
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VUB/VIB scientist Damya Laoui receives Collen-Francqui Start-Up Grant
The Francqui Foundation has awarded the Collen-Francqui Start-Up Grant to VUB/VIB professor Damya Laoui. In addition to a financial allowance of €200.000, this three-year mandate also includes a research chair.
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New innovative method to test paint
VUB revolutionises research into surface bonding
With his doctoral research on the effect of paint layers on metal, Dr Sven Pletincx, supervised by Prof Tom Hauffman and Prof Herman Terryn of the VUB research group Electrochemical and Surface Engineering (SURF), has succeeded for the firs...
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VUB becomes partner of CAPTURE (Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban REsource recovery)
Open marketplace for research, valorisation and training on resource recovery technologies
CAPTURE brings together universities/research centres; companies; public organisations and governments to realize a multidisciplinary and intersectoral approach in tackling the need and added...
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