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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB)

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VIB, the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, is a non-profit scientific research institute. Using advanced gene technology, VIB studies the functioning of the human body, plants and microorganisms. VIB develops three complementary core activities: 1. Strategic basic research 2. An active technology transfer policy to transfer the inventions to consumers and patients 3. Scientific information for the general public

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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

06-Jan-2020 | business & finance

V-Bio Ventures invests in Augustine Therapeutics, a VIB and KU Leuven spin-off to fight neuromuscular diseases

V-Bio Ventures announced its investment in Augustine Therapeutics, a new venture developing innovative therapeutics for patients suffering from Charcot- ...

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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

14-Nov-2016 | science

Catching a tumor in a spider's web

After a decade of research, the Belgian Switch Laboratory (VIB/KU Leuven) has revealed a new designer molecule that inhibits a well-validated cancer driver ...

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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

10-Mar-2016 | science

New DNA sequencing nanopore

VIB collaborates with Oxford Nanopore Technologies

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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

14-Sep-2015 | science

Scientists learn how to predict plant size

VIB and UGent scientists have developed a new method which allows them to predict the final size of a plant while it is still a seedling. Thanks to this ...

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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

04-Aug-2015 | science

Blocking the PHD2 oxygen sensor inhibits breast cancer dissemination

​Scientists at VIB and KU Leuven have shown that reducing the expression of the PHD2 oxygen sensor impairs the ability of breast cancers to metastasize ( ...

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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

26-Jun-2015 | business & finance

New biotech company Confo Therapeutics launched by VIB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Capricorn Venture Partners leads 1st financing round of € 3 million

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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

28-May-2015 | science

New insights could result in changes to the therapeutic strategy to combat Alzheimer’s

​System developed for this research that could reduce a number of animal tests.

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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

26-May-2015 | business & finance

VIB and Performa Investimentos establish GlobalYeast to deliver superior industrial yeast strains

VIB and Performa Investimentos, an independent Brazilian private equity and venture capital company,  announced the establishment of GlobalYeast, a new ...

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