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Recent press releases

Launch of Single Cell Accelerator drives VIB to forefront of single cell research
25 July 2018
This new program will run through VIB’s Tech Watch initiative and will inject additional funding & technological support in emerging single cell technologies. This will enable VIB to establish its position at the forefront of this moving research field.
How risky is working at VIB
18 May 2015
Overview of accidents at VIB.
A step forward in understanding muscle diseases
4 May 2015
Rouslan Efremov, together with his former colleagues from Max Planck, unraveled the structure and mechanism of the ryanodine receptor.
Quickscan scientific publications 1st quarter 2015
27 April 2015
VIB's scientific publications 1st quarter 2015
The genome sequence of the orchid Phalaenopsis equestris
20 April 2015
The lab of Yves Van de Peer (VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology) can add an extra genome paper to its long list.
Cell sorting at VIB
16 April 2015
Cell sorting technology enables rapid separation of large numbers of specific cell populations with high purity, recovery, and yield, starting from single cell suspensions.
Have we reached the limits of next-generation sequencing?
30 March 2015
The recent VIB Tools and Technologies Conference ‘Revolutionizing Next-Generation Sequencing’ was the ideal opportunity to ask questons to some leaders in the field.
Tips and tricks to win translational research fellowships
16 March 2015
There is a need for more information or training on the preparation for the interview associated with the IWT fellowship selection process.
Philippe Muyters opens GMP facility Q-Biologicals, SEPS Pharma and VIB
6 March 2015
Unique expertise and GMP infrastructure increase international appeal of Flemish biotech sector
European researchers point to the importance of animal testing
5 March 2015
More than hundred European scientific organizations, including VIB, oppose the citizens’ initiative Stop Vivisection to ban all research using animals in Europe.
Sigma-Aldrich® and VIB Form Alliance to Provide Scientists with Enhanced and Faster Access to Novel Translational Research
22 January 2015
Alliance will leverage Sigma-Aldrich’s leading manufacturing and global distribution capabilities to provide accelerated access to VIB’s innovative research products, tools and technologies.
The unfolded protein response controls the functioning of the immune system
21 April 2014
Fabiola Osorio, Simon Tavernier, Sophie Janssens and Bart Lambrecht (IRC – VIB / UGent) have shed light on how our immune system is influenced by the unfolded protein response (UPR).
Publish or perish
10 December 2013
Recently, the question has been raised whether or not scientific misconduct is on the rise and what the possible causes for it might be.
New breakthroughs in TNF biology
19 September 2013
Two new stories from the group of Claude Libert (VIB - UGent) increase our knowledge about the mechanism of TNF release, the role of the gutin TNF’s acute toxicity and the value of TNFR1 as adrug target.
ERC awards €2.22 million to Yves Van de Peer for his innovative Advanced Grant proposal DOUBLE-UP
27 June 2013
”This exceptional grant will allow me to think out of the box (ERC projects have to be high risk-high gain) and explore less obvious ways of addressing major questions in evolutionary biology.