More and more invasive exotic species are found in our regions. These species occur outside of their natural range and cause damage to native biodiversity. Belgium has 26 invasive exotic aquatic...
VUB scientist Tomas Ambra developed a new computer model that maps the currently fragmented freight transport process in real time and proposes better solutions using information such as weather...
Gert Desmet, head of the Department of Chemical Engineering (CHIS) at VUB, was ranked at the prestigious 7th place in the top 100 of the Power List. The Power List celebrates the tremendous range of...
Immunotherapy is a treatment that stimulates our own immune system to guard itself against cancer. But can we ever completely eliminate cancer? Eos- editor Kim Verhaeghe asked VUB /VIB researcher...
The new VUB AI Experience Center is a space to experiment with AI and robotics and to produce technological solutions, and allows participants to strengthen their digital skills. It’s aimed at...
The monitor gauges the practical experiences of healthcare providers and patients with their use of digital applications in healthcare. SMIT research group (imec-VUB) is involved in the scientific...
Bio-printing has brought new perspectives to cell research. So far, however, other 3D printing methods have fallen short of expectations. A special bio-ink has now been developed at TU Wien (Vienna)...
Every Flemish farmer who receives ‘direct aid' within the framework of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is obliged to respect a number of climate and environmental principles and...
Scientists from VUB’s MOBI research group are leading an EU consortium that’s spearheading the transition to renewable energy sources and could ultimately reduce costs for consumers. RENAISSANCE,...
The MOBI research group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is investing in a high-tech pilot line for the development and production of new battery technologies for electric vehicles. This pilot line...
On September 11 the Hanoi University of Science & Technology received a visit of a VUB delegation, to raise knowledge and technology transfer awareness in the Vietnamese research community. This...
All Flemish universities climb higher in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. VUB rises from category 251-300 to 201-250. Read more .
This year’s winner is VUB researcher Hans Ingelberts of the Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO) . His project SurgeLight aims at developing a surgery guidance system capable of...
On Thursday the 4th of July VUB and UZ Brussel officially founded the non-profit organization 'Green Energy Park', the future living lab for green energy and mobility, the hospital of the future,...
VUB spin-off Konligo takes home the bronze medal in the "Best Stand Feature Area" category, for its stand structure designed for the MoOD + Indigo fair organized by Easyfairs. The structure was build...
Together with TTO Flanders, a joint initiative of the tech offices of 5 the Flemish universities, VUB is represented at thé life sciences conference and exhibit in Ghent today, where the 5...
Founded in 2002 and closed earlier this year, BI³ Fund invested in 8 spin-offs of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. One of them was Collibra, the first Belgian unicorn. Purpose was to invest in an...
VUB rector Caroline Pauwels and Pieter De Leenheer, cofounder of Belgium’s only unicorn company Collibra, unveiled their plans for a multidisciplinary AI Research Center, working in close...
Under the guidance of Prof. Wolfgang De Meuter of the Software Languages Lab at the VUB, dr. Jesse Zaman developed a new visual programming language with DISCOPAR that enables citizens to easily...
