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Top VUB researchers receive prestigious Methusalem funding

Tuesday 22/12/2020

The Methusalem programme is one of the most prestigious types of funding in Flanders.

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

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.

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 dis...

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.

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.

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.