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Radical new technology to diagnose and monitor can help millions of diabetics
More than 500 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. Today the monitoring process is expensive and time consuming and not all patients can be reached.
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From demolition towards preservation: A paradigm shift for Brussels building sector
Why are buildings being demolished and how can we influence decision making processes of building teams? How do narratives on the city and architectural taste influence whether a building will be demolished?
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VUB invests in applied research with IOF funding
The Industrial Research Fund (IOF) is an earmarked University Association Fund that is annually fed with a block grant from the Flemish Government.
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Next step in corrosion prevention for cars
Nowadays new cars mainly consist of the very light metal aluminum and magnesium, which are not directly connected to corrosion. But that isn't quite right.
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VUB scientists can re-implant previously collected testicular tissue in men after cancer treatment
The VUB research group Biology of the Testis (BITE) of Prof. Ellen Goossens (together with UZ Brussel) will be the first worldwide to re-implant previously collected testicular tissue in men, who do not produce sperm cells as a result of cancer treatment at a young age.
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Start-up Esobiotec pursues affordable cancer immunotherapy
The VUB is an Urban Engaged University that is firmly committed to the fight against cancer through scientific research.
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eTheRNA announces research agreement with Merck to access mRNA technologies
eTheRNA immunotherapies announces the start of a strategic partnership with Merck with the signing of a Research Agreement. The partnership will investigate the application of eTheRNA’s proprietary mRNA design expertise and LNP-delivery platforms to disease areas selected by Merck.
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Brussels grants spin-off Axiles Bionics
VUB spin-off Axiles Bionics won the Innovative Starters Award 2021. With the Innovative Starters Award (ISA) programme, Innoviris annually supports ambitious start-ups & scale-ups that are striving for an effective strategic breakthrough. Axiles Bionics aims to deve...
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Interuniversity project uses light technology to detect and visualize cancer cells
Belgian and Polish world-renown experts and professors have teamed up in the project named “CHARMING”, an Excellence of Science project funded by the Research Foundation - Flanders that uses the latest light-based technologies to detect cancer in a very early stage.
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Get more out of your designs with new VUB spin-off weave.ly
Turn your designs into prototypes that are fully functional, deployable in the field and gather usability data for you … without writing a single line of code! Weave.ly enables companies to quickly create new digital products and validate their ideas before launching and thus before alloca...
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