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VUB opens its labs for FTI Brussels
VUB is a structural partner of the FTI Festival in Brussels. From tours on the Etterbeek campus to visits at research centres on the outskirts of Brussels, get a unique behind-the-scenes look at research that is helping shape the future.
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Annual Report 2025 of the Vice-rectorate Innovation & Industry Relations
Discover the real-world impact of VUB's innovative research in 2025 with our newly released Annual Report 2025. From new spin-offs to impactful industry collaborations, check out the full report for all the details.
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InterACT programme seeks expressions of interest from Belgian non-academic organisations
InterACT is a postdoctoral research and training programme, designed to help researchers translate scientific knowledge into meaningful societal and policy-relevant impact. Express your interest to host a researcher at your organisation without any costs.
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Aurora niPCT™ test aims to shorten time to pregnancy in IVF
A groundbreaking diagnostic test developed by Fertiga—a spin-off of UZ Brussel and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)—could soon help women undergoing IVF treatment get pregnant faster.
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Confo Therapeutics announces promising results for new weight-loss surgery complication treatment
Confo Therapeutics, a biotechnology company and spin-off from VUB and VIB, has shared encouraging new results for a drug candidate designed to treat a serious complication of weight-loss surgery.
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Innovative imaging for optimal, personalised breast cancer treatment
What if a single scan could reveal a more complete picture of a patient's cancer? VUB spin-off ABSCINT is using innovative single-domain antibodies, enabling clinicians to visualise tumours throughout the entire body, helping deliver faster, more precise, and truly personalised treatment.
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HEALANT secures €4 million to bring self-healing tire technology to market
VUB start-up HEALANT has secured €4M in a funding round co-led by Radix Ventures and Entrevest to commercialise its self-healing tire technology.
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Advancing liver research for better therapies and safer chemicals
What if liver diseases and liver toxicity could be detected, prevented and treated more effectively, without relying on outdated testing models? B-Liver transforms the way liver biology is studied, toxicity is assessed, and new therapies are developed.
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