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New spin-off SAY IT Labs
This new VUB spin-off, in collaboration with imec, developed a video game for children who stutter.
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Test determines overtraining in athletes
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? The research team of Romain Meeusen of the research group MFYS has developed a test to determine who suffers from the so-called overtraining syndrome (OTS).
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VUB scientist develops self-healing robots
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.
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VUB gaming-app helps patients with muscular disorders
“Ghostly” is an Android game for rehabilitation of patients suffering from motor and neuro-muscular disorders.
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First VUB spin-off in Social Sciences
At the end of 2019, hbits was officially welcomed as a spin-off of VUB.
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Konligo raises €300k for its durable stands
In only a couple of days, the VUB spin-off Konligo that wants to revolutionise the event sector, has raised €300.000. The objective is to accelerate the development of its lightweight and transformable structures.
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Education program helps kids with chronic pain
Research by Prof. Kelly Ickmans and Roselien Pas shows that pain education works successfully with children who suffer from chronic pain.
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President of EC visits AI Experience Center
The VUB AI Experience Center is a high-tech test, demonstration and meeting environment where companies, technological entrepreneurs, researchers and policy makers can experiment with AI and work together to develop and produce technological solutions.
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€3m for new cancer offensive
A consortium of the VUB and three Flemish companies has a budget of 3 million euros to test a new immunotherapy on patients with colon cancer. (Ex-) professor Kris Thielemans (VUB) is the scientific leader of the project.
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double pass partners with FIFA
VUB spin-off Double pass specialised in sport technical and talent development management, has been chosen as the partner to roll out FIFA’s new groundbreaking Talent Development Programme.
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