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Researchers at VIB, ULB, KU Leuven uncover new genetic alterations in development of skin cell carcinoma
13 July 2015
“These results will be the foundation of many future studies on the genetic aberrations controlling cancer development” - Diether Lambrechts, VIB-KU Leuven
Genome Engineering and Synthetic Biology - Tools and Technologies - 2nd edition
13 July 2015
Genome Engineering and Synthetic Biology are revolutionizing Life Sciences. We are pleased to announce the 2nd edition of GESB in January, 2016.
Applied Bioinformatics in Life Sciences
13 July 2015
We are delighted to invite you to the VIB Conference “Applied Bioinformatics in life sciences” in the historical center of Leuven (Belgium) on March 17-18, 2016.
New insights in function of fatty acids in metabolism of endothelial cells
10 July 2015
Sandra Schoors, Ulrike Bruning, Sarah-Maria Fendt and Peter Carmeliet (VIB Vesalius Research Center, KU Leuven) have discovered, contrary to all expectations, that fatty acid breakdown is essential for the proliferation of endothelial cells.
Focus on our oceans’ microbiome
6 July 2015
An international team of scientists, including Jeroen Raes, Gipsi Mendez, Karoline Faust and Samuel Chaffron (VIB/KU Leuven), has vastly increased our understanding of microscopic life in the oceans.
549,490 Euros from Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek (Alzheimer’s Research Foundation) for 6 VIB researchers
3 July 2015
In 2014, Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek (SAO) awarded a total of 991,390 Euros in funding (2015 - 2016) to 12 research projects.
Anxiety increases the risk of gastrointestinal infection and long-term complications
2 July 2015
A team comprised of scientists at VIB, KU Leuven and UZ Leuven has made significant progress in uncovering the connection between psychological factors and the immune system.
VIB conference - Metabolism in Cancer and Stromal Cells
1 July 2015
From September 8 – 10, 2015 VIB will host the interdisciplinary meeting on “Metabolism in Cancer and Stromal Cells” in Leuven.
How to kill a spill
1 July 2015
Tips and tricks on how can clean spills in teh lab safely.
Peter Vandenabeele (VIB-UGent) receives FWO excellence prize
1 July 2015
Every five years, FWO Flanders selects five exceptional scientists in Flanders who play an international leading role in their field and have pushed the boundaries of their field.
Immunovaccine Initiates Clinical Trial with DPX-RSV Vaccine
30 June 2015
Immunovaccine Inc. announced that it has enrolled the first healthy adult volunteer in a Phase 1 clinical study of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.
Oncurious NV Appoints Prof Dr Peter Carmeliet as its Chief Scientific Strategy Advisor
26 June 2015
Oncurious NV, an oncology company focused on the development of innovative medicines for the treatment of pediatric tumors, today announces the appointment of Prof. Dr Peter Carmeliet as its Chief Scientific Strategy Advisor.
Circulating immune cells and cancer, novel insights might lead the way to optimizing diagnosis and treatment
25 June 2015
One of the things Max Mazzone (Vesalius Research Center) focuses on is the role of our immune system in cancer. And this has recently lead to two important breakthroughs published in Nature and Gut.
New biotech company Confo Therapeutics launched by VIB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Capricorn Venture Partners leads 1st financing round of € 3 million
24 June 2015
The establishment of Confo Therapeutics, a spin-off of VIB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, was announced today. A consortium led by Capricorn Health-Tech Fund with the participation of Qbic and SOFI.
New insights could result in changes to the therapeutic strategy to combat Alzheimer’s
26 May 2015
Scientists at VIB, KU Leuven and Janssen Pharmaceutica have demonstrated that the distribution of aggregates through the brain is facilitated by synaptic connections between brain cells.

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