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Pioneering work in London by Belgian 'cancer archeologist'
25 July 2017
Cancer researcher Peter Van Loo recently visited Belgium to accept the 2017 VIB Alumni Award. From his base at the prestigious Francis Crick Institute in London, Van Loo is mapping the history of tumors using mathematical algorithms and computers.
Specialized blood vessels enhance tumor-fighting immunotherapy
14 July 2017
Scientists from the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, together with the University of California and the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research have demonstrated that anti-angiogenic therapy can improve immune boosting treatments.
Protein responsible for allergic diseases exposed
14 July 2017
Scientists at the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research have managed to unravel the functioning of what is thought to be the ‘master protein’ that drives a range of widespread allergic diseases, such as asthma and eczema.
A-maize-ing new molecular discovery for agronomy
8 July 2017
In March 2017 scientists at the Dirk Inzé lab at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology unveiled a discovery critical to crop science – a gene called PLA1 that boosts plant growth and seed yield in maize.
A new unexpected key player in melanoma development identified
7 July 2017
Researchers from VIB-KU Leuven together with colleagues from INSERM report the important role for FES in the initiation and progression of melanoma that is notoriously quick to metastasize and that responds poorly to existing cancer treatments.
Winning at basic science: collaboration is critical
30 June 2017
A research team with Ludo Van Den Bosch at its helm has identified a new process that leads to the neurodegenerative brain diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD).
Big data
21 June 2017
Big data analytics will certainly play a key role in the biology of the not-too-distant future. Clearly, it’s time we dedicated an issue of VIBnews to the topic.
Goal of the VIB Bioinformatics Core: Empowering our people to embrace new big data technologies in their research
21 June 2017
Research data generated by our VIB colleagues involves complex information which requires specialized data applications. More and more scientists are combining this complexity with large volumes at the same time. The result is big data.
ELIXIR: an international brew for smarter big data management and beyond
21 June 2017
In our labs and beyond, massive and ever-increasing amounts of data are being generated. The hyper-fast evolution of big data has pushed life science professionals to look at the issue – and possible solutions – on a larger scale.
Big data in life sciences: hype or hope?
21 June 2017
In life sciences big data technology is helping us cope with a seemingly endless tsunami of biological information. And considering the rapid pace of progress in our sector, we’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg.
VIB groups and big data
21 June 2017
A diagnostic test for ALS
19 June 2017
Researchers at VIB, KU Leuven, and UZ Leuven, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Jena, have demonstrated that measuring neurofilaments provides reliable confirmation of an ALS diagnosis.
Researchers gain new insights into the formation of non-pathological amyloids
19 June 2017
The team of Han Remaut and the lab of Yves Dufrêne at UCL Louvain-La-Neuve collaborated on a study of functional amyloids –protein aggregates with typical amyloid structure that do not lead to disease but rather serve a dedicated biological function.
Aphea.Bio aims at leading position in next generation agricultural biologicals
16 June 2017
VIB, Ghent University and KU Leuven have launched a new spin-off: Aphea.Bio. This new company will develop sustainable agricultural products based on natural microorganisms to increase crop yields and to protect them against specific fungal diseases.
International recognition for Peter Carmeliet (VIB - KU Leuven)
8 June 2017
Peter Carmeliet of VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology was appointed as an international member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW). It is very exceptional that foreign researchers are allowed to join this network.

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