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New brochure: From idea to impact
Together with VLIR and TTO Flanders we present a new brochure "From idea to impact" about how the 5 Flemish universities innovate for a better society and how they make a difference.
This publication brings you no less than 45 success stories of university innovations that provide an answ...
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New virtual reality box for pioneering research into virtual sports
Innovations will make sports in virtual world possible
Research into sports in virtual reality (VR) will soon start at the VUB. It will be carried out via a new VR box: a high-tech room in which athletes are connected to digital technologies.
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How viruses can help to combat rare diseases
For many rare diseases, the genetic defects that cause them are known. There is even better news: the search for ways of repairing these defects is also progressing. Prof. Thierry VandenDriessche (VUB) explains how his research is contributing to this.
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Job offer: Incubator Manager
We are looking for an Incubator Manager to join our team. Read the job description below and contact sonja.haesen@vub.be (before April 15th) if you are interested. vacature_incubator_manager.pdf
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Innovative toolbox to measure metal pollution at Belgian coast
Camille Gaulier, joint-PhD from the AMGC Research Department at VUB and the University of Lille is the winner of the VLIZ North Sea Award 2020. VLIZ is the Flanders Marine Institute.
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Cardiology prepared for the fourth dimension
DIASTOLE prepares heart surgery by computer simulations in 4D
What if heart specialists could simulate the fitting of a new heart valve in 4D before an operation? 4D CT scanners add the dimension of time to three-dimensional images and visualise the movement of the heart in detail.
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Smart Village Lab helps accelerate energy transition in Flanders and Europe
The Smart Village Lab is the first physical realisation of the Green Energy Park, which was founded by the VUB and the UZ Brussel and will investigate how living in the future can become smart, sustainable and energy-efficient.Via an innovative, safe and lifelike living lab, Green Energy Park m...
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Confo Therapeutics enters clinical stage with drug for neuropathic pain
Confo Therapeutics is a rising star in Belgium, featured on several local and international lists of up-and-coming biotechs. The company, launched in 2015 as a VUB/VIB spin-off is now taking the big step from the preclinical to the clinical stage with a GPCR drug for neuropathic pain.
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VUB's expertise in computer-generated holography
The department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO) of the VUB and imec built-up a reputation in the domain of computer-generated holography. This technology is key to providing high-end media content for holographic display and printing.
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