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Now in e-book: format the GMO revolution
29 October 2016
Two years ago, Wim Grunewald (VIB IP manager) and Jo Bury (VIB Managing Director) wrote a book on how GMOs could be useful in solving current and future agricultural issues. Now, you can read the e-book on your tablet or e-reader for free.
Ghent is getting ready for the cancer research of the future
26 October 2016
Stepping up the fight against cancer by uniting more than 300 researchers and clinicians in one virtual institute? An ambitious feat, but Ghent is totally ready for it. The brand new Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG) will be inaugurated.
Study reveals which genes are critical to a plant’s response to drought
25 October 2016
A team of VIB and Ghent University researchers set out to shed more light on this vital topic through a research initiative led by Professor Dirk Inzé. The study provided major insights into how plants cope with water-limiting conditions.
Highlighting chromosomal deletion to move cancer research forward
22 October 2016
By generating cells with chromosomal alterations that mimic human cancers, the team of Anna Sablina (VIB-KU Leuven) allows researchers to assess the role of particular chromosomal deletion in cancer development and progression.
Scientists reveal link between cell metabolism and the spread of cancer
20 October 2016
Scientists at VIB and KU Leuven discovered a crucial factor in the spread of cancer. A team led by Massimiliano Mazzone has demonstrated that the metabolism of macrophages can be attuned to prevent the spread of cancer.
New receptors discovered for stomach germ Helicobacter pylori
18 October 2016
Research groups of the Technical University of Munich, the University of Duisburg-Essen and VIB–VUB has discovered a completely new approach to preventing or treating infections with this bacterium as well as secondary complications.
VIB addresses grand societal challenges
13 October 2016
VIB will launch new initiatives to increase its focus on translating research results into relevance for society. This was also the main message during the event ‘SCIENCE MEETS LIFE’.
Immunovaccine Announces Positive Phase 1 Topline Data for DepoVax™-based Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Candidate
13 October 2016
Immunovaccine Inc announced positive topline results from its Phase 1 trial evaluating the safety and immunogenicity of DPX-RSV, its DepoVax™-based, small B cell epitope peptide vaccine candidate for RSV.
Scientists uncover how spreading cancer adapts to its environment
11 October 2016
Spreading tumor cells are able to adapt their metabolism to the specific organs they are invading. This conclusion forms the gist of a VIB-KU Leuven paper published in the renowned scientific journal Cell Reports.
VIB research sheds new light on the defense mechanisms of plants
10 October 2016
When plants are damaged, they face significant dangers including the loss of nutrients from and the entry of microbes into the plant. As a result, plants have evolved sophisticated defense mechanisms.
Nobel laureate Sir Richard Roberts asks European government leaders to support innovation in agricultural biotechnology
7 October 2016
Last week, Nobel laureate Sir Richard Roberts spoke at the European Parliament in Brussels about modern plant breeding technologies.
Research uncovers a new disruption at the root of Parkinson’s disease
6 October 2016
Leading-edge research by the team of professor Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven) has shown for the first time that a malfunctioning stress-coping mechanism in the brain is at the root of Parkinson’s disease.
VIB Alumni Camila Esguerra & her zebrafish
6 October 2016
Camila Esguerra has found a haven in Oslo. As a group leader at the Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, and with the intention of progressing from an associate to a full professorship at the School of Pharmacy in the future, she thinks long term.
No model, no research: why models are at the core of VIB science
2 October 2016
Models play a central role in the research conducted at VIB. If you take a look at our publications, the vast majority of them describe work that features one or more models. Naturally, there are a diverse range of models used in different applications
New model organisms are the Cream of the crop in plant genetics research
1 October 2016
When it comes to economically important agricultural applications of biological research, it’s important that scientists use model organisms that allow results to be easily translated from lab to field.

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