VIB

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The VIB (Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie), or Flemish Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology, is a research institute located in Flanders, Belgium. The VIB was founded by the Flemish government in 1995, and became a full-fledge institute on 1 January 1996. The main objective of the VIB is to strengthen the excellence of Flemish life sciences research on the one hand and to turn the results into new economic growth on the other.

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[edit] Goals

The strategic goals of the VIB are:

  1. Strategic basic research
  2. Technology transfer policy to transfer the inventions to consumers and patients
  3. Scientific information for the general public

[edit] Departments

The VIB scientist works on the normal and abnormal or pathological processes occurring in a cell, an organ and an organism (humans, plants, micro organisms). Instead of relocating scientists to a new campus, the VIB researchers work in research departments of four Flemish universities: Ghent University, the K.U.Leuven, the University of Antwerp and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

  • Ghent University:
    • Department for Molecular Biomedical Research (Frans Van Roy)
    • Department of Plant Systems Biology (Dirk Inzé)
    • Department of Medical Protein Research (Joël Vandekerckhove)
    • Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Biology (Jean-Christophe Marine)
  • K.U.Leuven:
    • Departement of Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy (Désiré Collen)
    • Department of Molecular and Developmental Genetics (Guido David)
    • Department of Developmental Biology (Danny Huylebroeck)
    • Department of Molecular Microbiology (Johan Thevelein)
    • Laboratory of Developmental Genetics (Patrick Callaerts)
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel:
    • Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions (Lode Wyns)
    • SWITCH laboratory (Frederic Rousseau & Joost Schymkowitz)

[edit] Spin-outs

The VIB was involved in the creation of spin-outs from academic research groups, such as for Ablynx, Peakadilly, DevGen, CropDesign, SoluCel, and ActoGeniX.

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