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Basic research where curiosity leads to groundbreaking innovation
2 January 2017
Although VIB is heavily focused on transforming research insights into solutions to the real problems faced by humanity, the beating heart of VIB is strategic basic research conducted by world-class scientists in our labs.
Rudy Dekeyser: Alumnus on a mission for better science
1 January 2017
Rudy, cofounder and co-director of VIB for 17 years, left the organization in June 2012. These wonderful years were spent working shoulder to shoulder with partner-in-crime Jo Bury
Twitter Wall: #20yrs VIB
1 January 2017
Shaping the future - VIB’s second postdoc event
1 January 2017
Are there too many PhDs and postdocs? Are funding possibilities for young Principal Investigators (PIs) dwindling? And what about mobility, not to mention gender balance in the scientific community?
Structural biology elevates basic research to a higher plane
1 January 2017
Let’s have a look at other innovative projects conducted by VIB scientists that feature structural biology approaches to studying proteins.
Stimulating international diversity to drive excellent science
1 January 2017
Describing VIB as an international melting pot is definitely no overstatement. Representatives of no fewer than 69 nationalities are currently hard at work in our organization.
VIB’s PhD scholarships: Three recent International hits
1 January 2017
VIB’s PhD scholarships
Reporter on the road: On roots & wings breeding a generation of scientists at VIB
1 January 2017
VIB turned 20 this year. It was an achievement that was difficult to miss, culminating in a fancy birthday party at Bozar in Brussels. Although celebrated on a much smaller scale, 2016 also marked an important 30th birthday: mine.
VIB Scarf
1 January 2017
The original image under the microscope looked very different from the one on the scarves. It is a GFP-fusion with End binding protein-1 and marks the tips of growing microtubules
Fat fuels the road to cancer cell spread
26 December 2016
An international team of researchers, led by Peter Carmeliet (VIB-KU Leuven), discovered how a shift to increased fat utilization is required for the development and growth of these ‘roads’, termed lymphatic vessels – a special kind of blood vessels.
Agilent Technologies to Acquire Multiplicom N.V., a Leading European Diagnostics Company
21 December 2016
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Multiplicom N.V. announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Agilent will acquire Multiplicom, a leading European diagnostics company with state-of-the-art genetic testing technology and products.
How tech transfer transforms new technologies into life-impacting solutions
13 December 2016
People in VIB are well aware of our adage: basic research as a starting point for tangible solutions that benefit society. But translating a paper or a technology into a groundbreaking new drug or agricultural application doesn’t happen overnight.
Core facilities moving towards smart research partnerships
9 December 2016
Science and technology are becoming increasingly intertwined. Without high-tech infrastructure, many breakthroughs in life sciences wouldn’t be possible.
Scientists show NLRP2 protein’s role in maintaining fertility later in life
6 December 2016
Mohamed Lamkanfi (VIB–UGent) demonstrated in animal models that a protein (NLRP2) plays an important role in early embryogenesis, the process of cell division in fertilized eggs that occurs before they implant into the lining of the uterus.
Ilse Gijselinck wins Dr. Karel-Lodewijk Verleysen award
3 December 2016
The Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine has granted the Dr. Karel-Lodewijk Verleysen award to Ilse Gijselinck, postdoc at the VIB Department of Molecular Genetics (University of Antwerp).

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