Technical innovations
miDiagnostics launches its CE-IVD certified ultra-fast COVID-19 PCR test
Leuven, Belgium, 2 May 2022 – miDiagnostics, a fast-growing POC diagnostics company announces the launch of its CE-IVD certified ultra-fast COVID-19 PCR […] May 2, 2022 · Turnstone Communications
IBA and SCK CEN partnership to produce rare radioisotope for cancer treatments
The radioisotope Actinium-225 shows clear promise in the battle against cancer, but to fulfil its potential we will need to […] April 20, 2022 · BioVoxmiDiagnostics welcomes Nicolas De Clercq as its new Chief Financial Officer
Leuven, Belgium, 30 March 2022 – miDiagnostics, a fast-growing POC diagnostics company backed by Belgian Family Offices, announces today that Nicolas De […] March 30, 2022 · Turnstone CommunicationsNew incubator biotope by VIB launches to support biotech startup teams on their journey to success
Ghent, Belgium, 24 March 2022 – Incubator program biotope by VIB launches today to support biotech startup teams looking to impact people’s lives through […] March 24, 2022 · Turnstone Communications
Eye implant from iSTAR Medical keeps glaucoma under control
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, affecting around 100 million people worldwide. Good news though: the innovative implant […] March 16, 2022 · BioVox
RE-Place project: Reducing animal research through alternative methods
If scientists could stop animal testing, most would do so immediately. So why is it taking so long to develop […] March 16, 2022 · SciMingoflanders.healthTech launches 14 unique innovation projects in healthcare
Ghent, Belgium, 10 March 2022 – Following the launch of the cluster flanders.healthTech in 2021, the first round of 14 […] March 10, 2022 · Turnstone CommunicationsmiDiagnostics ultra-fast COVID-19 PCR Test succeeds in Brussels Airport pilot study
Leuven, Belgium, 17 February 2022 – miDiagnostics, a fast-growing POC diagnostics company backed by Belgian Family Offices, announces the success of the […] February 17, 2022 · Turnstone Communications
Imitating nature: H2WIN’s innovative solution enables production of green hydrogen
Belgian GreenTech company H2WIN has developed H2GREEN: an ingenious system to make hydrogen production 100% renewable, more efficient, less expensive, […] February 16, 2022 · BioVox
Listening to chaos: could you control a hearing aid with your brain?
February 16, 2022 · SciMingoAnn Van Gysel appointed CEO of flanders.healthTech
Ghent, Belgium, 20 January 2022 – Dr. Ann Van Gysel has been appointed as CEO of the flanders.healthTech spearhead cluster. […] January 25, 2022 · Turnstone CommunicationsElmediX raises nearly 12 million euros to develop innovative heat technology to fight cancer
Mechelen, Belgium, January 25, 2022 – Belgian company ElmediX is developing intensive and controlled heat treatments for the treatment of […] January 25, 2022 · Turnstone CommunicationsNew 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
International pharmaceutical consultant Amador Bioscience picks Belgium for its first European base
For its first European base, pharmaceutical consultant Amador Bioscience has chosen to set up shop in Limburg province, Belgium. The […] November 24, 2021 · BioVoxBelgium has all the ingredients to be a top country for data science in health – but we have to act now!
– Science for health will connect decisionmakers with researchers, clinicians, and company leaders on the topic of data science in healthcare – The event […] November 15, 2021 · Turnstone Communications
Maccabi safely unlocks a treasure trove of health data for research insights
Progress in the use of patient healthcare data is going slow for most countries, but some are racing ahead and […] September 22, 2021 · BioVox
A vision of the future: smart contact lenses to treat patients with iris disorders and light sensitivity
A woman opens her front door and looks to the sky to judge the weather. It’s sunny and inside her […] September 22, 2021 · Turnstone Communications
Why keeping up with data science matters for our health
Data without science is nothing; just 1s and 0s, floating around a cloud waiting for someone to make sense of […] August 18, 2021 · BioVox
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 · BioVoxSpectricity Raises €14 Million Series B Funding as it Accelerates Plans to Deliver Industry Leading Hyperspectral Sensing to Mobile and Consumer Devices
Funding Expands Growth for Tiny Chip-size Sensors for Unimaginable New Applications. Mechelen, Belgium, August 3rd, 2021 – Spectricity, a leading provider of hyperspectral […] August 3, 2021 · Turnstone CommunicationsAzalea Vision closes € 8 million Series A to develop a smart contact lens for light sensitivity and ocular disorders
Azalea Vision develops autonomous smart solutions embedded inside a contact lens to improve the quality of life of people with […] July 8, 2021 · Turnstone CommunicationsGround-breaking Flemish health projects go virtual: Smart Hub Flemish Brabant launches Health Experience
Smart Hub Flemish Brabant has launched the innovative online platform ‘Health Experience’. The virtual tour gives exclusive insights into the […] May 18, 2021 · Turnstone CommunicationsPulsify Medical closes second round Series A funding of EUR 6.35 million for wearable ultrasound heart monitor patch
Pulsify Medical is developing wearable ultrasound patches to monitor vital human organs such as the heart. The company has announced […] May 4, 2021 · Turnstone Communications
Antwerp start-up to convert CO2 into industry building blocks
The University of Antwerp spin-off D-CRBN is helping carbon-emitting industries transform greenhouse gases into useful products. Using plasma technology, the […] April 28, 2021 · BioVoxProteomics PharmaFluidics Launches Next Generation µPAC™ Technology for Routine Proteomics
Microfluidic chips for use in high-resolution nanoLC/MS workflows Ghent, Belgium, 27 April 2021 – PharmaFluidics NV, innovative life sciences instruments […] April 27, 2021 · Turnstone CommunicationsPharmaFluidics Announces Ultra-Sensitive Second Generation µPAC™ Technology for Unbiased Single Cell Proteomics
Micro-chip based µPAC™ LC columns – key component in Vienna IMP study measuring the proteome at picogram level Ghent, Belgium, […] February 17, 2021 · Turnstone CommunicationsDoseVue obtains CE Mark for its first in-vivo dosimetry product for radiation therapy
Diepenbeek, Belgium – January 28, 2021 – DoseVue NV, a privately held medical device company developing in-vivo dosimetry solutions for […] January 28, 2021 · Turnstone Communications
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
An insightful solution to eye injections
Developing new therapies is sometimes not enough: for retinal indications, accurate delivery is key to making a drug work. Lowering […] November 4, 2020 · V-Bio Ventures
New initiative to promote transition to Organ-on-Chip technology
In an effort to raise awareness for alternatives to animal models, BioVox is helping to promote an Organ-on-Chip initiative by […] October 29, 2020 · BioVox
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 [...] March 24, 2020 · Turnstone CommunicationsPharmaFluidics announces product range extension for its µPACᵀᴹ chromatography chips to serve new biopharma markets
PharmaFluidics NV, an innovative player in the field of analytical chromatography, announces a product range extension into capillary flow rate liquid chromatography (capillary LC). [...] February 10, 2020 · Turnstone Communications
Signposts inspired by bat sonar improve self-driving robots
To improve sonar navigation systems used by self-driving robots, researchers from Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany have turned to nature for an ingenious solution. [...] January 22, 2020 · BioVoxV-Bio Ventures invests in RootWave in a EUR 6.5 M Series A financing to develop and market electrical weed killing solutions
Today V-Bio Ventures announces its investment in RootWave, a pioneer in electrical weed killing solutions. RootWave secured ca. EUR 6.5m in a Series A investment round [...] January 20, 2020 · V-Bio Ventures
Combining disciplines for a simple sampling solution
Novosanis have been able to achieve great success with their clever yet simple urine sampling solution Colli-Pee® [...] November 25, 2019 · BioVox
Pulsify Medical to develop a wearable heart monitor patch
Pulsify Medical, a joint imec and KU Leuven spin-off, has closed a seed funding round of €2.6 million. The investment, […] October 24, 2019 · Turnstone CommunicationsProf. Matthias Mann joins PharmaFluidics Advisory Board
Ghent, Belgium – October 22, 2019 – PharmaFluidics NV, an innovative player in the field of proteomics with the unique high-resolution µPACTM micro-Chip chromatography products, is pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Matthias Mann as member of its Advisory Board. October 22, 2019 · Turnstone Communications
Miracle microchips improving cell therapy manufacturing
A microchip engineer might seem like an odd fit for a keynote speaker at an event focused on cell therapy, but at Science for health Peter Peumans will [...] June 14, 2019 · BioVox
The future of healthcare is digital
This month marked the crystal anniversary of the life sciences networking event Knowledge for Growth. The event was a huge […] May 29, 2019 · Turnstone Communications
Holographic imaging technology shines a light on cells
Have you ever considered how scientists are able to count transparent cells in a see-through solution? Traditional methods involve dyes, microscopes, time and effort [...] April 9, 2019 · Turnstone Communications
Hydrogen gas panel set to revolutionize clean energy production
Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have created a record-breaking hydrogen gas panel. The panel is capable of producing 250 liters of hydrogen gas per day [...] March 27, 2019 · BioVox
From scientist to entrepreneur: how a Belgian chromatography company came to be
Pharmafluidics is a Belgian company rethinking the fundamentals of liquid chromatography. Introducing a fundamentally new type of stationary phase in […] February 12, 2019 · Turnstone Communications
New laser-based medical device revolutionizes cardiovascular disease diagnosis
Imec and Ghent University have developed a unique photonic-based medical device for the screening of arterial stiffness and the diagnosis […] January 16, 2019 · BioVox
Avoiding the pitfalls of clinical development as a biotech
For many decades, the pharmaceutical industry was the sole driver of innovation in healthcare. The rapid expansion of knowledge has […] December 11, 2018 · Turnstone Communications
AI and The Black Box Dilemma
Artificial intelligence has become a regular staple in our modern lives. With increasingly complex programs allowing for scarily accurate image […] November 6, 2018 · BioVox
The world's smallest diamonds
Researchers at Hasselt University have just synthesised the world’s smallest diamonds. The gems, based on a 26-atom carbon core, will be useful in a whole range [...] August 14, 2018 · BioVoxIncrease feeding success with VIPUN Medical’s new technology
Critically ill patients are often fed through nasogastric tubes. It is however hard for physicians to know if the stomach […] June 25, 2018 · BioVox
TrinCE transfection wins pitch awards
The pitching session at Knowledge for Growth 2018 gave a select number of start-ups a chance to present their company […] June 5, 2018 · Turnstone Communications
Visualizing the deep with a drivable endoscope that crawls into the sinus anatomy!
Do you suffer from chronic sinusitis? 3NT Medical have developed a highly advanced endoscope that allows access, visualization and treatment […] May 28, 2018 · Turnstone Communications
Leveraging terabytes of single cell data
Yvan Saeys is a young professor at VIB-UGent. As the group leader of the department of Data Mining and Modeling […] April 16, 2018 · Janssen Pharmaceutica
Fishing for answers: screening drug cardiotoxicity using zebrafish
Rodents have a well-established place in history as our most common animal models. Even the word lab-rat has become so […] March 19, 2018 · Turnstone Communications
Artificial intelligence beyond the hype: achievements and expectations in the biotech space
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term that pops up everywhere lately. In this article, we provide some examples of how […] January 18, 2018 · V-Bio VenturesA handheld cardiac monitor that can save lives
Chest pain is a known symptom of blocked cardiac arteries, and urgent medical care is essential to improve health outcomes. […] December 18, 2017 · BioVox
Synthetic biology – revolutionary technology in search of a better name
Despite what the name might suggest, synthetic biology is not about creating artificial life. Instead, it focuses on scouring nature […] December 18, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
Exploring biological samples in three dimensions: VIB BioImaging Core
Microscopy is an essential tool in life science research. Within VIB, this expertise is centralized in two core facilities: the […] November 21, 2017 · BioVox
Reveal every detail of your mAbs with micro-Chips
It has been an eventful year for PharmaFluidics. Its first product, a nano-LC micro Pillar Array Chromatography column (µPACᵀᴹ), was […] October 16, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
AI improves patient care
Curing and caring for patients is a comprehensive process that requires research to discover new drugs, clinical trials to test […] October 16, 2017 · BioVox
Personalized healthcare, a long-awaited revolution
Although it’s already 2017 and medicine has made great progress in the last decade, healthcare is often still very generic, […] September 11, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
Walloon radio-isotope technology in the fight against cancer
Wallonia can pride itself on harbouring some of the key players in the radiopharmaceutical sector. IRE/IRE-Elit, Trasis and ANMI – […] September 11, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
CheckPack: Making your food packaging intelligent
Food waste is still a huge problem in Western society. In the near future, however, intelligent food packaging will be part of the solution. Not only can innovative [...] September 11, 2017 · Turnstone CommunicationsLeveraging 3D printing by sector wide collaboration
Under the guidance of Flam3D, the Flemish cluster association for 3D printing, 27 Flemish companies and research institutions collaborate on […] July 4, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
Reinforcing veins with computer simulations
Each year, more than two million patients worldwide undergo a procedure called coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). CABG is used to treat blocked arteries [...] June 10, 2017 · BioVox
Diagnosing rare genetic conditions within minutes
Moon is a new software package that, within minutes, diagnoses patients who suffer from rare diseases. All the software requires […] June 8, 2017 · Turnstone CommunicationsBiocartis: ready for commercial boom
Biocartis CSO Geert Maertens gives an overview of the progress and future prospects of the company.
May 22, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
Unlocking patient data from medical reports
The demand for real-world evidence in both clinical practice and pharmaceutical research is not new by any means. However, the […] May 22, 2017 · Janssen Pharmaceutica
MyCartis barcodes biological samples
MyCartis is an early-stage company that was founded in September 2014 when Pronota (Ghent, Belgium) and the Biocartis Evalution Business unit […] April 17, 2017 · BioVox
Your body modeled in a computer?
The Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) is a fantastic, noble concept first discussed in Europe in the late nineties. The initiative sought to develop a detailed [...] March 13, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
PharmaFluidics Micro-Chips: Not for Computers
The boundaries of technology can be pushed significantly when insights from different fields reinforce each other. A prime example is […] February 16, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
Legislators finally embrace in silico trials
In silico analysis is a natural complement to in vivo and in vitro testing. It uses engineering simulation to create reliable, computer-based models that predict [...] January 16, 2017 · Turnstone Communications
Biowin presents the SMART project
The company CluePoints provides software that is able to analyse, compare and measure huge amounts of data for clinical trials, […] December 14, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
KU Leuven students develop winning device to detect kidney failure
A team of fourteen KU Leuven students has built a diagnostic device that can analyze the blood of kidney patients […] November 14, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
A new level of science: artificial evolution and complex systems
Pierre Collet, professor in Computer Science at Strasbourg University, is one of the key opinion speakers at the BioWin Day 2016. He works on artificial evolution, [...] October 27, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
Making water out of air
A group of students from Ghent University is currently working on an innovative project that tackles the problem of drinking water scarcity. This project, [...] October 14, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
Fluidda: fresh air in the respiratory field
Interdisciplinary work and discussion can yield remarkable results. Fluidda has combined aerospace engineering and biomedical expertise to create a truly unique profile. [...] September 12, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
The power of big data constricted by law?
Huge amounts of data, including personal data, are currently being created. If we are to believe IBM, 90% of the […] September 12, 2016 · Janssen Pharmaceutica
Making healthcare personal again
The pressure on healthcare workers is building: An aging population is drastically increasing their workload, and there is a large, […] July 18, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
New technologies create legal issues
The technology industry used to be a rather fragmented field, where each company had its own expertise. Now, we are […] July 12, 2016 · Janssen Pharmaceutica
Self-expanding stents to treat the silent killer: aneurysm
The continuous flow in jet-induced fountains inspired Nourredine Frid, CEO at Cardiatis (Isnes), to apply the theory of fluid mechanics to blood vessels. By converting [...] June 21, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
Diagnosis on your smartphone!
Belgium’s first-ever mHealth Hackathon event took place in Brussels between March 18-20, 2016. Armed with breakthrough ideas and backed up […] May 17, 2016 · BioVox
Precision oncology: shaping a patient-centric approach
OncoDNA was founded only three years ago in Gosselies. Its focus: help the oncologist follow the evolution of a patient’s […] April 19, 2016 · Janssen Pharmaceutica
From lab to market: Pilot plants are key
Advances in novel technologies and manufacturing practices are essential to building and maintaining a global leadership position. With this rationale, the European [...] April 18, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
Continuous bioprocessing for better quality and greater efficiency
In contrast to the chemical industry, where many commercial processes are continuous processes, most processes in the biopharmaceutical industry [...] March 10, 2016 · BioVox
Simulate your trials and save time and money!
Engineering simulation is the next big thing in medical development. It can be used to design, rethink and optimize devices before going into clinical trials. [...] January 20, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
Digestion in a jar - Time to SHIME®
In 2008, UGent spin-off ProDigest opened its doors. The company was built around a machine called the SHIME®, an in vitro model for the entire human gastrointestinal [...] January 18, 2016 · Turnstone Communications
Idylla™ : a lab-in-a-box
Janssen and Biocartis are collaborating in order to bring diagnostic testing closer to the patients. To learn more about the […] July 9, 2015 · Janssen Pharmaceutica