Publications Core Facilities
Publications
Some examples of publications of how VIB Core Facilities accelerates research.
How tech-savvy employees make the difference in core facilities
Core Facilities staff memebers freqenty have a background in fundamental research, but are typically 'tech savies' who contribute to the life sciences via their knowledge and skills.
Collaborating by courier, imaging by mail
Core facilities offer visiting scientists access to equipment and expertise to generate and analyze data. For some projects, it might however be more efficient to collaborate remotely by sending in samples.
One step ahead: Innovation in core facilities
Core facilities—originally founded to give scientists access to a specific technology or service—have expanded to become incubators for new technologies and services. While it has many benefits, it also creates unique problems and challenges.
Institutional core facilities: prerequisite for breakthroughs in the life sciences: Core facilities play an increasingly important role in biomedical research by providing scientists access to sophisticated technology and expertise
Core facilities have become an important resource in biomedical research, providing scientists with access to sophisticated instrumentation and expertise. To enable scientists to perform ever more complex and difficult experiments, core facilities not only need to constantly upgrade technology and expertise, but also cooperate and pool their assets.