Computational Biology

VIB launches Data Core to support life sciences research

VIB launches Data Core to support life sciences research

VIB's Data Core will enable breakthrough research by efficiently managing research data

March 16, 2023

All in the game: VIB-UGent researchers enlist virtual space explorers to improve disease diagnostics

All in the game: VIB-UGent researchers enlist virtual space explorers to improve disease diagnostics

By harnessing the power of thousands of gamers, the team of Prof. Lennart Martens (VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology), with colleagues of Dhaenes lab of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Ghent University, intends to improve the analysis of mass spectrometry data drastically. In turn, this may advance disease diagnostics.

August 15, 2022

The fruit fly: tiny research hero now fully mapped

The fruit fly: tiny research hero now fully mapped

A large international consortium creates the first complete atlas of all fly cells

March 3, 2022

VIB research team uses AI to explain cell diversity in the fly brain

VIB research team uses AI to explain cell diversity in the fly brain

Landmark fly brain study deciphers the genomic regulatory code behind neuronal diversity

January 5, 2022

About VIB

VIB’s core mission is to generate disruptive insights in the molecular underpinning of life and to translate these actively into impactful innovations for patients and society. VIB is an independent research institute where some 1,800 top scientists from Belgium and abroad conduct pioneering basic research. As such, they are pushing the boundaries of what we know about molecular mechanisms and how they rule living organisms such as human beings, animals, plants, and microorganisms. Based on a close partnership with five Flemish universities – Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Hasselt University – and supported by a solid funding program, VIB unites the expertise of all its collaborators and research groups in a single institute. VIB’s technology transfer activities translate research results into concrete benefits for society such as new diagnostics and therapies and agricultural innovations. These applications are often developed by young start-ups from VIB or through collaborations with other companies. This also leads to additional employment and bridges the gap between scientific research and entrepreneurship. VIB also engages actively in the public debate on biotechnology by developing and disseminating a wide range of science-based information. 

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