Fundamental research leads to treatment breakthrough in rare genetic diseases A basic research breakthrough is improving patient lives, as researchers realized their rare genetic condition could be treated by repurposing […] June 8, 2020 · BioVox
Can Darwin’s theory explain why we get sick? While physicians care for their individual patients and are interested in the factors contributing to the individual’s condition, evolutionary biologists […] September 30, 2020 · V-Bio Ventures
A life-changing discovery: CRISPR scientists awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry After several years of nominations, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have finally been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry […] November 4, 2020 · BioVox
eTheRNA and China Grand Pharma enter a strategic collaboration in the Greater China Region focussed on eTheRNA’s proprietary mRNA development products and manufacturing capabilities Niel, Belgium, 1 December 2020 – eTheRNA immunotherapies NV (“eTheRNA”) announced it has entered into a strategic cooperation and product […] December 2, 2020 · Turnstone Communications
Prestigious prize for Belgian breakthrough in brain research Prof. Dr. Pierre Vanderhaeghen from VIB-KU Leuven has been awarded the Generet Prize for Rare Diseases for his research on […] January 27, 2021 · BioVox
Saving man’s best friend: Volition blood test allows cheap and easy cancer screenings for dogs A Belgian invention is revolutionizing cancer diagnostics for dogs by making it possible to screen for two common canine cancers […] March 10, 2021 · BioVox
Beer, bread and bioethanol: SUPERYEAST project to improve industry sustainability Prof. Kevin Verstrepen, of the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, has received a prestigious ERC Proof of Concept grant for […] April 28, 2021 · BioVox
Droia Ventures raises a new fund of EUR 220 million to target genetic diseases and expands leadership team with George Golumbeski Brussels, Belgium, 11 May 2021 – Droia Ventures today announced the final closing of its third fund, having raised EUR […] May 11, 2021 · Turnstone Communications
Newton Biocapital invests in EditForce to support development of a unique DNA/RNA editing platform based on PPR protein technology Brussels, Belgium / Tokyo, Japan – 1 July 2021 – Newton Biocapital (“Newton”), a life sciences investment fund active in […] July 1, 2021 · Turnstone Communications
Betting on the best egg: Aurora test doubles pregnancy chances in assisted conception Assisted conception techniques have matured in the last few decades, with Belgian scientists playing a big part in the progress. […] August 18, 2021 · BioVox
The dark matter of the genome: Flamingo Therapeutics taps potential of mysterious RNA for cancer therapies Things are moving fast for Flamingo Therapeutics, a Leuven-based biotech company developing innovative RNA-targeted cancer therapies. The start-up is a […] October 20, 2021 · BioVox
New GMOs on the horizon: say ‘cheese’! To meet the challenges of climate change and global food demand, more VCs are investing in AgTech companies. A lot […] October 20, 2021 · V-Bio Ventures
Rejuvenate Biomed: Expanding peoples’ health spans by boosting cell resilience Aging will affect each and every one of us at some point; it is part of the covenant of life. […] November 24, 2021 · Turnstone Communications
New start-up Trince raises EUR 4 million for innovative technology to produce personalized cancer therapies safer, cheaper, and faster Ghent, Belgium, 6 December 2021 – Trince, a spin-off of Ghent University (UGent), is developing innovative and efficient technology to insert […] December 6, 2021 · Turnstone Communications
CRISPR takes the ‘bitter’ out of Belgian endives and chicory Researchers have identified the bitter substances in Belgian endives and chicory. Using the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9, they have also succeeded […] February 16, 2022 · BioVox