Academia
The chaos of choice: how do people pick their food products?
Every family needs groceries, and most people regularly venture to the supermarket to gather supplies. If researchers can help shoppers […] January 25, 2023 · SciMingo
Great at small things: BCCM stores microorganisms, plasmids, hybridomas, and more!
BCCM is a Belgian non-profit consortium of seven biological resource centers preserving and distributing microbial and genetic resources, offering storage […] December 14, 2022 · Turnstone Communications
Stew before you chew – why the way you cook pulses makes a difference to your nutrition
Do you look at the composition or caloric content of foods to make healthy choices? In healthy foods, not only […] December 14, 2022 · SciMingoMedTech Flanders becomes part of MEDVIA, Flanders’ healthtech spearhead cluster
Ghent, Belgium, 13 December 2022 – MEDVIA was founded in 2021 as Flanders’ spearhead cluster focused on health technologies. It is […] December 13, 2022 · Turnstone Communications
Data science in early drug discovery – getting it right from the start
The application of data science in the early stages of drug development is not new – progress in algorithms and […] November 24, 2022 · Janssen Pharmaceutica
Cancer vaccines: not only treating tumors, but preventing them too
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought vaccines back into the drug development spotlight, and mRNA vaccines are stealing the show with […] November 23, 2022 · V-Bio Ventures
Marfan patients team up with researchers to catch their silent killer
The world’s undiagnosed Marfan patients often go through life unaware of the hidden killer lurking in their DNA – a […] November 23, 2022 · SciMingoIs Belgium becoming a hub for gene therapy?
Ghent, Belgium, 10 November 2022 – Gene therapy provides solutions to deadly diseases. Is the technology ready for a big […] November 10, 2022 · Turnstone Communications
Gene therapy challenges and the solutions in sight
Dr. Federico Mingozzi is the CSO of Spark Therapeutics, the company behind Luxturna – the world’s first FDA-approved gene therapy […] October 19, 2022 · BioVox
BioVox: shining a light on Belgian biotech
Beer, chocolate, and… biotech! When it comes to life sciences, Belgium excels. It consistently ranks as one of the world’s […] October 19, 2022 · BioVox
From pattern to patient: microbiome research needs to bridge the gap to the clinic
The microbiome has been a trending scientific topic in recent years. Researchers have uncovered correlations between the human microbiome and […] September 7, 2022 · BioVox
biotope by VIB: helping biotech startups take root in the ecosystem
VIB’s new incubator program biotope fosters early biotech startups looking to impact people’s lives through agrifood innovation. Based in the […] August 24, 2022 · BioVox
Bacterial biofilms: cooperative bugs cling to food surfaces even after cleaning
Current cleaning and disinfection practices in food industries are insufficient to destroy unwanted bacteria lurking on surfaces, according to recent […] August 17, 2022 · SciMingo