Sharing Life Sciences Innovations
Potential impact of the corona crisis on the life sciences industry
Concerned about the current corona crisis, the V-Bio team have come together to think about the immediate and future impacts that this situation may have on the biotech and pharmaceutical industri…
Biogazelle initiates large-scale testing of COVID-19 in Belgium
Ghent, Belgium, April 2, 2020 - Biogazelle NV, a CRO specialized in RNA analytics, has announced the initiation of large-scale testing of patient samples for SARS-CoV-2. Biogazelle is providing on…
University hospital Ghent and VIB are testing medication to treat COVID-19-associated respiratory illness
University Hospital Ghent and VIB are assessing a drug called Leukine® to treat patients with respiratory illness associated with COVID-19. Major medical centers in Germany and Italy are consider…
Janssen Pharmaceutica and Filliers make disinfectant hand gel
Pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica and gin distillery Filliers are making disinfectant hand gel from Sunday. They will distribute it among the Belgian hospitals. A shortage of disinf…
Professors of Product Development from UAntwerp are looking at emergency production of mouth masks
At the University of Antwerp, twelve product developers are working day and night to develop oral masks. "Together with industrial partners, we try to set up an emergency production for protective…
The long-distance race for a corona vaccine
Developing a vaccine takes a long time and occurs in different phases. A virus spreads quickly and unpredictably. Therefore, the outcome is a gamble for anyone in the race for the corona vaccine. …
Gates Foundation commissions large coronavirus study from KU Leuven
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is to provide samples of 15,000 therapeutic molecules to the Gasthuisberg hospital at the University of Leuven, to aid research into therapies to combat the cor…
VIB achieves important milestone in the development of a COVID-19 drug
Earlier this year, the lab of Xavier Saelens (VIB-UGent) announced the discovery of a unique antibody that is capable of binding the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). The antibody was devel…
ElmediX wants to stop coronavirus by heating patients in a controlled manner
Mechelen, Belgium, 24 March 2020 - The coronavirus has brought the whole world to a standstill. The Belgian company ElmediX wants to contain the virus with intensive heat treatments for corona pat…
Augustine Therapeutics: Bridging the Valley of Death with VIB Discovery Sciences
Augustine Therapeutics is one of VIB’s latest spinoffs, developing a first-in-class drug for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. The company recently announced a seed-funding round of €4.2 million, led b…
Montis Biosciences launched with €8,4 million seed financing and a novel approach to immuno-oncology
Leuven, Belgium, Feb 20th 2020 - Montis Biosciences announces its launch with €8,4 million in seed financing from an international investor syndicate to investigate interactions between perivascul…
Why are start-ups such hotbeds for innovation?
A large proportion of new treatments and life sciences breakthroughs can often be traced back to humble beginnings in a start-up venture. Why is it that these smaller companies seem so adept at de…
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Upcoming events
Microbiome and Probiotics R&D and Business Collaboration Forum
Postilion Convention Centre WTC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Mon 18 May 2020 - Wed 20 May 2020
18 May 09:00
- 20 May 18:00
Learn about the latest discoveries and novel research and development trends from the world’s leading microbiome & probiotic researchers working in industry and leading universities. Explore effec…
3rd Global Bioprocessing, Bioanalytics and ATMP Manufacturing Congress
Dublin, Ireland
Mon 18 May 2020 - Tue 19 May 2020
18 May 09:00
- 19 May 18:00
This Congress will explore the novel technologies and manufacturing strategies accelerating the efficient production of next-generation biologics. With 30+ presentations over two days, this me…
6th Digital Pathology & AI Congress: USA
New York, USA
Thu 25 Jun 2020 - Fri 26 Jun 2020
25 Jun 09:00
- 26 Jun 18:00
This Congress aim to advance pathology practice by exploring the implementation and use of digital pathology and artificial intelligence to advance patient care. 40+ presentations over two day…
