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Spatial proteomics webinar 👇
On Wed 26 Nov, Evelien Van Hamme and Elina Kuznecova share practical lessons from running high-plex projects on MACSima.
https://www.the-scientist.com/spatial-proteomics-for-all-insights-from-the-vib-core-facility-73583
On Wed 26 Nov, Evelien Van Hamme and Elina Kuznecova share practical lessons from running high-plex projects on MACSima.
https://www.the-scientist.com/spatial-proteomics-for-all-insights-from-the-vib-core-facility-73583
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Spatial proteomics webinar 👇
On Wed 26 Nov, Evelien Van Hamme and Elina Kuznecova share practical lessons from running high-plex projects on MACSima.
https://www.the-scientist.com/spatial-proteomics-for-all-insights-from-the-vib-core-facility-73583
On Wed 26 Nov, Evelien Van Hamme and Elina Kuznecova share practical lessons from running high-plex projects on MACSima.
https://www.the-scientist.com/spatial-proteomics-for-all-insights-from-the-vib-core-facility-73583
Today we celebrate 20 years of the VIB NANOBODY® VHH Core! 🎂 🦙 🎉
From the pioneering VUB origins of single-domain camelid antibodies to today’s global impact, our VHH Core has grown into a reference center for nanobody discovery and application. ✨
@viblifesciences.bsky.social
From the pioneering VUB origins of single-domain camelid antibodies to today’s global impact, our VHH Core has grown into a reference center for nanobody discovery and application. ✨
@viblifesciences.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today we celebrate 20 years of the VIB NANOBODY® VHH Core! 🎂 🦙 🎉
From the pioneering VUB origins of single-domain camelid antibodies to today’s global impact, our VHH Core has grown into a reference center for nanobody discovery and application. ✨
@viblifesciences.bsky.social
From the pioneering VUB origins of single-domain camelid antibodies to today’s global impact, our VHH Core has grown into a reference center for nanobody discovery and application. ✨
@viblifesciences.bsky.social
What a day. 🙌
VIB Technologies Day 2025 brought our community together in Leuven around three things: technology, talent, teamwork.
Thanks to every speaker, host, and participant!
VIB Technologies Day 2025 brought our community together in Leuven around three things: technology, talent, teamwork.
Thanks to every speaker, host, and participant!
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What a day. 🙌
VIB Technologies Day 2025 brought our community together in Leuven around three things: technology, talent, teamwork.
Thanks to every speaker, host, and participant!
VIB Technologies Day 2025 brought our community together in Leuven around three things: technology, talent, teamwork.
Thanks to every speaker, host, and participant!
Our job shadowing program is a peer-learning initiative that helps colleagues step into other cores, swap know-how, and tighten workflows across disciplines.
👉 Inspired to start shadowing someone in your field or line of work?
https://beakon.ghost.io/slipping-into-anothers-lab-coat/
👉 Inspired to start shadowing someone in your field or line of work?
https://beakon.ghost.io/slipping-into-anothers-lab-coat/
October 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Our job shadowing program is a peer-learning initiative that helps colleagues step into other cores, swap know-how, and tighten workflows across disciplines.
👉 Inspired to start shadowing someone in your field or line of work?
https://beakon.ghost.io/slipping-into-anothers-lab-coat/
👉 Inspired to start shadowing someone in your field or line of work?
https://beakon.ghost.io/slipping-into-anothers-lab-coat/
Called to Science Season 2 is out now and features Elina Kuznecova from the VIB Spatial Catalyst ✨
Tune in to hear her story, the realities of working in high-tech spatial biology, and practical advice for carving your own route in science.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gYKOhiWSqcsnwTTfyasHE
Tune in to hear her story, the realities of working in high-tech spatial biology, and practical advice for carving your own route in science.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gYKOhiWSqcsnwTTfyasHE
October 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Called to Science Season 2 is out now and features Elina Kuznecova from the VIB Spatial Catalyst ✨
Tune in to hear her story, the realities of working in high-tech spatial biology, and practical advice for carving your own route in science.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gYKOhiWSqcsnwTTfyasHE
Tune in to hear her story, the realities of working in high-tech spatial biology, and practical advice for carving your own route in science.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gYKOhiWSqcsnwTTfyasHE
Our Tech Watch Core is testing Meteor Biotech's CosmoSort platform for precise cell and tissue isolation in spatial biology.
CosmoSort uses an infrared laser to pick out defined cells or tissue regions while keeping their surroundings intact, combining imaging and cell retrieval in one workflow.
CosmoSort uses an infrared laser to pick out defined cells or tissue regions while keeping their surroundings intact, combining imaging and cell retrieval in one workflow.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Our Tech Watch Core is testing Meteor Biotech's CosmoSort platform for precise cell and tissue isolation in spatial biology.
CosmoSort uses an infrared laser to pick out defined cells or tissue regions while keeping their surroundings intact, combining imaging and cell retrieval in one workflow.
CosmoSort uses an infrared laser to pick out defined cells or tissue regions while keeping their surroundings intact, combining imaging and cell retrieval in one workflow.
Greetings from Barcelona! 👋 🇪🇸
A big week for our core community: VIB Technologies core heads and staff joined peers at a Core for Life meeting in Barcelona to deepen collaboration across institutes and countries.
See you all next week! 😎
A big week for our core community: VIB Technologies core heads and staff joined peers at a Core for Life meeting in Barcelona to deepen collaboration across institutes and countries.
See you all next week! 😎
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Greetings from Barcelona! 👋 🇪🇸
A big week for our core community: VIB Technologies core heads and staff joined peers at a Core for Life meeting in Barcelona to deepen collaboration across institutes and countries.
See you all next week! 😎
A big week for our core community: VIB Technologies core heads and staff joined peers at a Core for Life meeting in Barcelona to deepen collaboration across institutes and countries.
See you all next week! 😎
Our Tech Watch Core is evaluating Syncell’s Microscoop® Mint platform for unbiased, subcellular spatial proteomics.
Tech Watch scouts promising tools early, brings them in under controlled pilots, and determines where (and if) they add value for VIB scientists.
Tech Watch scouts promising tools early, brings them in under controlled pilots, and determines where (and if) they add value for VIB scientists.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our Tech Watch Core is evaluating Syncell’s Microscoop® Mint platform for unbiased, subcellular spatial proteomics.
Tech Watch scouts promising tools early, brings them in under controlled pilots, and determines where (and if) they add value for VIB scientists.
Tech Watch scouts promising tools early, brings them in under controlled pilots, and determines where (and if) they add value for VIB scientists.
Proud that VIB Technologies helped power new @cmn-vib.bsky.social research: C9orf72 cases show muted microglial activation.
Kudos to the Nucleomics Core (Lim, Kizi, Jolien, Stefaan) and BioImaging Core Ghent (Femke, Riet) for the tech lift.
https://tinyurl.com/y6ufutu9
#pushingtheedgeofscience
Kudos to the Nucleomics Core (Lim, Kizi, Jolien, Stefaan) and BioImaging Core Ghent (Femke, Riet) for the tech lift.
https://tinyurl.com/y6ufutu9
#pushingtheedgeofscience
October 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Proud that VIB Technologies helped power new @cmn-vib.bsky.social research: C9orf72 cases show muted microglial activation.
Kudos to the Nucleomics Core (Lim, Kizi, Jolien, Stefaan) and BioImaging Core Ghent (Femke, Riet) for the tech lift.
https://tinyurl.com/y6ufutu9
#pushingtheedgeofscience
Kudos to the Nucleomics Core (Lim, Kizi, Jolien, Stefaan) and BioImaging Core Ghent (Femke, Riet) for the tech lift.
https://tinyurl.com/y6ufutu9
#pushingtheedgeofscience
On Monday, the VIB Flow Core Ghent celebrated the installation of its second BD FACSDiscover™ A8 with an event co-hosted with BD.
🙌 100+ registrants
🙌 Another milestone in our long-running partnership with BD
👉 Next up: hands-on A8 trainings every 4th Thursday at VIB Flow Core Ghent
🙌 100+ registrants
🙌 Another milestone in our long-running partnership with BD
👉 Next up: hands-on A8 trainings every 4th Thursday at VIB Flow Core Ghent
October 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
On Monday, the VIB Flow Core Ghent celebrated the installation of its second BD FACSDiscover™ A8 with an event co-hosted with BD.
🙌 100+ registrants
🙌 Another milestone in our long-running partnership with BD
👉 Next up: hands-on A8 trainings every 4th Thursday at VIB Flow Core Ghent
🙌 100+ registrants
🙌 Another milestone in our long-running partnership with BD
👉 Next up: hands-on A8 trainings every 4th Thursday at VIB Flow Core Ghent
Our mission is simple: to empower your research with top-tier instrumentation and expert support. To make sure we are investing our efforts where it truly matters, we’re running a new user survey.
Check your inbox (or VIB Home) for the invitation or DM us and we’ll share the survey link directly.
Check your inbox (or VIB Home) for the invitation or DM us and we’ll share the survey link directly.
October 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Our mission is simple: to empower your research with top-tier instrumentation and expert support. To make sure we are investing our efforts where it truly matters, we’re running a new user survey.
Check your inbox (or VIB Home) for the invitation or DM us and we’ll share the survey link directly.
Check your inbox (or VIB Home) for the invitation or DM us and we’ll share the survey link directly.
Some proteins refuse to express. GNAT did...
That's until the @masscheleinlab.bsky.social and @vibtechwatch.bsky.social trialed Nuclera’s cell-free microfluidics and cracked the conditions in days. Now the VIB Protein Core offers it as a routine service.
https://tinyurl.com/yndte7xf
That's until the @masscheleinlab.bsky.social and @vibtechwatch.bsky.social trialed Nuclera’s cell-free microfluidics and cracked the conditions in days. Now the VIB Protein Core offers it as a routine service.
https://tinyurl.com/yndte7xf
September 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Some proteins refuse to express. GNAT did...
That's until the @masscheleinlab.bsky.social and @vibtechwatch.bsky.social trialed Nuclera’s cell-free microfluidics and cracked the conditions in days. Now the VIB Protein Core offers it as a routine service.
https://tinyurl.com/yndte7xf
That's until the @masscheleinlab.bsky.social and @vibtechwatch.bsky.social trialed Nuclera’s cell-free microfluidics and cracked the conditions in days. Now the VIB Protein Core offers it as a routine service.
https://tinyurl.com/yndte7xf
Cross-platform benchmarking in Paris: the @vibflowcore-lv.bsky.social joined @thermofishersci.bsky.social at @pasteur.fr for BigFoot sorting and parallel runs on a BD FACSAria™ Fusion.
September 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Cross-platform benchmarking in Paris: the @vibflowcore-lv.bsky.social joined @thermofishersci.bsky.social at @pasteur.fr for BigFoot sorting and parallel runs on a BD FACSAria™ Fusion.
Reposted by VIB Technologies
Had a fantastic time catching up with Lotte Carr from @stemcell.com!
We definitely had some exciting collaboration possibilities simmering.! Can you guess what's “cooking up” next? 😉
Stay tuned! 👀
#CollaborationGoals#VIBTechnologies #stemcelltechnologies
We definitely had some exciting collaboration possibilities simmering.! Can you guess what's “cooking up” next? 😉
Stay tuned! 👀
#CollaborationGoals#VIBTechnologies #stemcelltechnologies
September 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Had a fantastic time catching up with Lotte Carr from @stemcell.com!
We definitely had some exciting collaboration possibilities simmering.! Can you guess what's “cooking up” next? 😉
Stay tuned! 👀
#CollaborationGoals#VIBTechnologies #stemcelltechnologies
We definitely had some exciting collaboration possibilities simmering.! Can you guess what's “cooking up” next? 😉
Stay tuned! 👀
#CollaborationGoals#VIBTechnologies #stemcelltechnologies
Reposted by VIB Technologies
We're growing the VIB.AI Machine Learning Unit, and we're hiring!
📌 Head of the Machine Learning Unit
📌 LLM Engineer
Both roles are based in Leuven, Belgium, at the heart of a thriving research ecosystem.
https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-list
Apply by October 31st.
📌 Head of the Machine Learning Unit
📌 LLM Engineer
Both roles are based in Leuven, Belgium, at the heart of a thriving research ecosystem.
https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-list
Apply by October 31st.
September 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We're growing the VIB.AI Machine Learning Unit, and we're hiring!
📌 Head of the Machine Learning Unit
📌 LLM Engineer
Both roles are based in Leuven, Belgium, at the heart of a thriving research ecosystem.
https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-list
Apply by October 31st.
📌 Head of the Machine Learning Unit
📌 LLM Engineer
Both roles are based in Leuven, Belgium, at the heart of a thriving research ecosystem.
https://vib.ai/en/opportunities#/job-list
Apply by October 31st.
Register for a hands-on, on-campus, microcredential on reproducible data analysis 👇
🗓️ 29 Sep: Reproducibility in Practice
🗓️ 9–10 Oct: Intro to Git & GitHub
🗓️ 17 Oct: Intro to HPC (VSC)
🗓️ 23-24 Oct: Docker & Apptainer
🗓️ 27-28 Nov: Nextflow
https://tinyurl.com/5btw89wy
🗓️ 29 Sep: Reproducibility in Practice
🗓️ 9–10 Oct: Intro to Git & GitHub
🗓️ 17 Oct: Intro to HPC (VSC)
🗓️ 23-24 Oct: Docker & Apptainer
🗓️ 27-28 Nov: Nextflow
https://tinyurl.com/5btw89wy
September 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Register for a hands-on, on-campus, microcredential on reproducible data analysis 👇
🗓️ 29 Sep: Reproducibility in Practice
🗓️ 9–10 Oct: Intro to Git & GitHub
🗓️ 17 Oct: Intro to HPC (VSC)
🗓️ 23-24 Oct: Docker & Apptainer
🗓️ 27-28 Nov: Nextflow
https://tinyurl.com/5btw89wy
🗓️ 29 Sep: Reproducibility in Practice
🗓️ 9–10 Oct: Intro to Git & GitHub
🗓️ 17 Oct: Intro to HPC (VSC)
🗓️ 23-24 Oct: Docker & Apptainer
🗓️ 27-28 Nov: Nextflow
https://tinyurl.com/5btw89wy
Out this week: another example of @viblifesciences.bsky.social’s cores powering discovery.
LNPs cue dendritic cells via their cargo—not the lipids. The team also built a readout for “immunogenic” vs “homeostatic.” Thanks to Flow Core & Single-Cell Core. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116150
LNPs cue dendritic cells via their cargo—not the lipids. The team also built a readout for “immunogenic” vs “homeostatic.” Thanks to Flow Core & Single-Cell Core. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116150
August 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Out this week: another example of @viblifesciences.bsky.social’s cores powering discovery.
LNPs cue dendritic cells via their cargo—not the lipids. The team also built a readout for “immunogenic” vs “homeostatic.” Thanks to Flow Core & Single-Cell Core. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116150
LNPs cue dendritic cells via their cargo—not the lipids. The team also built a readout for “immunogenic” vs “homeostatic.” Thanks to Flow Core & Single-Cell Core. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116150
Have you met the HeliXcyto? 🤩
It’s the latest tool in the VIB Nanobody® VHH Core toolbox, and allows you to measure the binding kinetics of your fluorescently-labeled molecules directly on the surface of living cells.
It’s the latest tool in the VIB Nanobody® VHH Core toolbox, and allows you to measure the binding kinetics of your fluorescently-labeled molecules directly on the surface of living cells.
August 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Have you met the HeliXcyto? 🤩
It’s the latest tool in the VIB Nanobody® VHH Core toolbox, and allows you to measure the binding kinetics of your fluorescently-labeled molecules directly on the surface of living cells.
It’s the latest tool in the VIB Nanobody® VHH Core toolbox, and allows you to measure the binding kinetics of your fluorescently-labeled molecules directly on the surface of living cells.
Jochen took the stage at the Nordic Flow Cytometry Meeting 2025 in Copenhagen. 🎤
He showcased how we're enabling VIB researchers to push the boundaries of biomedical research by putting the most advanced tools in their hands. Like the BD Biosciences FACSDiscover™ S8 for example!
He showcased how we're enabling VIB researchers to push the boundaries of biomedical research by putting the most advanced tools in their hands. Like the BD Biosciences FACSDiscover™ S8 for example!
August 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Jochen took the stage at the Nordic Flow Cytometry Meeting 2025 in Copenhagen. 🎤
He showcased how we're enabling VIB researchers to push the boundaries of biomedical research by putting the most advanced tools in their hands. Like the BD Biosciences FACSDiscover™ S8 for example!
He showcased how we're enabling VIB researchers to push the boundaries of biomedical research by putting the most advanced tools in their hands. Like the BD Biosciences FACSDiscover™ S8 for example!
🎬 Lights, camera, nanobodies!
Check out the new video from the VIB Nanobody® VHH Core. 👀
We take you behind the scenes of the Core's state-of-the-art lab, where tiny molecules become powerful tools for research and innovation.
Full video via
👉 https://nanobodycore.sites.vib.be/
Check out the new video from the VIB Nanobody® VHH Core. 👀
We take you behind the scenes of the Core's state-of-the-art lab, where tiny molecules become powerful tools for research and innovation.
Full video via
👉 https://nanobodycore.sites.vib.be/
August 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
🎬 Lights, camera, nanobodies!
Check out the new video from the VIB Nanobody® VHH Core. 👀
We take you behind the scenes of the Core's state-of-the-art lab, where tiny molecules become powerful tools for research and innovation.
Full video via
👉 https://nanobodycore.sites.vib.be/
Check out the new video from the VIB Nanobody® VHH Core. 👀
We take you behind the scenes of the Core's state-of-the-art lab, where tiny molecules become powerful tools for research and innovation.
Full video via
👉 https://nanobodycore.sites.vib.be/
Reposted by VIB Technologies
Small But Mighty: Single-domain antibodies (nanobodies) derived from llamas against SARS-CoV spike protein are potent & neutralizing
📷 Sieglinde De Cae et al @vibtechnologies.bsky.social VIB Ghent, Belgium in @natcomms.nature.com
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@rooph.bsky.social
📷 Sieglinde De Cae et al @vibtechnologies.bsky.social VIB Ghent, Belgium in @natcomms.nature.com
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@rooph.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Small But Mighty: Single-domain antibodies (nanobodies) derived from llamas against SARS-CoV spike protein are potent & neutralizing
📷 Sieglinde De Cae et al @vibtechnologies.bsky.social VIB Ghent, Belgium in @natcomms.nature.com
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@rooph.bsky.social
📷 Sieglinde De Cae et al @vibtechnologies.bsky.social VIB Ghent, Belgium in @natcomms.nature.com
➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025... with
@rooph.bsky.social
Reposted by VIB Technologies
We had some fun with the new Nikon NSPARC detector:
Supercharging your NSPARC time-lapse by processing with NIS Enhance.ai
@vibtechnologies.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @healthcare.nikon.com
www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/en_EU/resour...
Supercharging your NSPARC time-lapse by processing with NIS Enhance.ai
@vibtechnologies.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @healthcare.nikon.com
www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/en_EU/resour...
Supercharging your NSPARC time-lapse by processing with NIS Enhance.ai | Application Notes | Resources | Nikon Europe B.V.
www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We had some fun with the new Nikon NSPARC detector:
Supercharging your NSPARC time-lapse by processing with NIS Enhance.ai
@vibtechnologies.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @healthcare.nikon.com
www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/en_EU/resour...
Supercharging your NSPARC time-lapse by processing with NIS Enhance.ai
@vibtechnologies.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @healthcare.nikon.com
www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com/en_EU/resour...
New collaborative work done with the Fordyce lab (Stanford), Lammertyn lab (KU Leuven), and the VIB Flow Core in Ghent.
By merging droplet microfluidics with high-speed flow sorting, enabled by a 3D‑printed corkscrew mixer, the team processed over 1 million droplets at ~480 Hz with 89% accuracy. 👏
By merging droplet microfluidics with high-speed flow sorting, enabled by a 3D‑printed corkscrew mixer, the team processed over 1 million droplets at ~480 Hz with 89% accuracy. 👏
July 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
New collaborative work done with the Fordyce lab (Stanford), Lammertyn lab (KU Leuven), and the VIB Flow Core in Ghent.
By merging droplet microfluidics with high-speed flow sorting, enabled by a 3D‑printed corkscrew mixer, the team processed over 1 million droplets at ~480 Hz with 89% accuracy. 👏
By merging droplet microfluidics with high-speed flow sorting, enabled by a 3D‑printed corkscrew mixer, the team processed over 1 million droplets at ~480 Hz with 89% accuracy. 👏
New paper by the Gevaert lab on a streamlined 96-well EV proteomics workflow, with support from experts at the VIB BioImaging Core Ghent and the Proteomics Core. 🙌
https://isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jev2.70103
https://isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jev2.70103
July 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
New paper by the Gevaert lab on a streamlined 96-well EV proteomics workflow, with support from experts at the VIB BioImaging Core Ghent and the Proteomics Core. 🙌
https://isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jev2.70103
https://isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jev2.70103
Ever get that "chosen one" feeling? ⚡
The @vibflowcore-lv.bsky.social is now one of only 6 facilities in EMEA running the newly released BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Chorus v6.1 software.
This means:
✅ More powerful sorting (4 & 6-way)
✅ Simplified spectral unmixing
✅ Enhanced data control & collaboration
The @vibflowcore-lv.bsky.social is now one of only 6 facilities in EMEA running the newly released BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Chorus v6.1 software.
This means:
✅ More powerful sorting (4 & 6-way)
✅ Simplified spectral unmixing
✅ Enhanced data control & collaboration
July 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Ever get that "chosen one" feeling? ⚡
The @vibflowcore-lv.bsky.social is now one of only 6 facilities in EMEA running the newly released BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Chorus v6.1 software.
This means:
✅ More powerful sorting (4 & 6-way)
✅ Simplified spectral unmixing
✅ Enhanced data control & collaboration
The @vibflowcore-lv.bsky.social is now one of only 6 facilities in EMEA running the newly released BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Chorus v6.1 software.
This means:
✅ More powerful sorting (4 & 6-way)
✅ Simplified spectral unmixing
✅ Enhanced data control & collaboration