𝐈t'𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥.

We’re sharing real stories from our scientists, because the person behind the science is crucial: What drives them? Where did it all begin? What keeps them going?

🎥 Coming soon.

#ScienceStories #ComingSoon #BehindTheScience

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. A series of raw, unfiltered conversations that highlights the voices of researchers, their challenges, breakthroughs, and what drives them every day.

Authentic, personal and powerful.

📅 Launch: April 29

#DrivenByScience

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿? Join VIB – where top science meets global talent!

PhD, postdoc or PI – grow your career in a vibrant, cutting-edge research environment in Belgium.
👉 vib.be/en/careers

#LifeAtVIB #ResearchExcellence #MoveToBelgium

Research from the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology reveals a promising way to overcome drug resistance in multiple myeloma by blocking a key protein — potentially improving treatment outcomes for patients ▶️ vibbio.tech/43W40cE
#MultipleMyeloma #CancerResearch #DrugResistance

🤯 Blocking an enzyme can reprogram immune cells to improve cancer treatments? Check out our latest research by Massimiliano Mazzone, Samantha Pretto, and colleagues
@vib-ccb.bsky.social! @erc.europa.eu europa.eu
@fwovlaanderen.bsky.social
👉 Read our complete story: vibbio.tech/421Syum

🧠 Exploring 300 million years of brain evolution through the lens of enhancer codes, by @niklaskemp.bsky.social @steinaerts.bsky.social, Nikolai Hecker @science.org @vibai.bsky.social @cbdresearch.bsky.social @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu 👉 vibbio.tech/3QDWhbn

Excited to introduce Sebastiaan 'Seppe' De Schepper, our new group leader at the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular!
👉 Read why we're thrilled to have him on the VIB team: vibbio.tech/3CBoTyo
Welcome aboard, Sebastiaan! 🙌

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴🧬
As part of our Revolutionizing Next-Generation Sequencing conference, we spoke with Wouter De Coster and Bram Van den Bergh @vibmicrobes.bsky.social 👉 Read here vibbio.tech/4jEqqnQ
Join us at #RNGS25:
📅 19-21 March 2025
🔗 vibbio.tech/4gABdNv
⏰ Early Bird: 5 Feb

🔬 New research by @michielslab.bsky.social @liselotdewachter.bsky.social @vibmicrobes.bsky.social in @naturecomms.bsky.social shows how protein 'clumps' drive bacteria into a state of dormancy, with implications for antibiotic resistance. ➡️ Read here vibbio.tech/40Qxc2M
🙌 FWO Vlaanderen - KU Leuven

🤯 New work by @ginevradoglioni.bsky.social, @fendtlab.bsky.social, and colleagues finds a role for the amino acid in cancer metastasis.
@vib-ccb.bsky.social
(👉 vibbio.tech/40hLskI)

✨🎉 As 2024 comes to a close and we welcome 2025, the entire VIB team would like to extend our warmest wishes. Here’s to another year of progress and possibilities 🎆

👉 Stay informed in 2025 by following our updates on vib.be!

👀 How does the brain process visual information?
New research by @boninlab.bsky.social and colleagues @nerflabs.bsky.social suggests it's more complicated than we thought. ➡️ Read more: vibbio.tech/4fpG17s

👇The video shows how visual information is transmitted in the brain.

🧠 New insights into the genetic factors that drive Alzheimer’s disease
👉 Read here: vibbio.tech/4izHlYc
🔬 Study led by Prof. Kristel Sleegers of VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology @uantwerpen.bsky.social @alzassociation.bsky.social

💉 A new 'triplet lipid nanoparticle' can stimulate the immune system to attack tumors
🙌 Developed by Damya Laoui (VIB-VUB Center for Inflammation Research), etherna, and colleagues @vlaio.bsky.social
➡️ Read more: vibbio.tech/4gqrMjE

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: an intro to Flamingo Therapeutics🦩

Flamingo Therapeutics, a VIB spin-off company, is spearheading the development of antisense technology in oncology. ➡️ Read their full story: vibbio.tech/49oVbbL

💡 Stay tuned for our next episode!

🎗️ A team of researchers from 𝗩𝗜𝗕-𝗞𝗨 𝗟𝗲𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 @nkinl.bsky.social 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 has found that the menstrual cycle phase may influence the effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast cancer
➡️ Read more: vibbio.tech/3OEtaU5

🌱 Plants use little pores (stomata) to respond to environmental changes. Work by @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social and colleagues (@psb-vib.bsky.social #UGent) reveals the mechanism regulating the stomata response to heat & drought, especially relevant in the context of climate change: vibbio.tech/49e7Y0T

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗩𝗜𝗕
At VIB, we're turning groundbreaking research into real-world solutions. ➡️ Our spin-offs are at the forefront of this journey
📣 Read their stories in our quarterly series
📅 Kicking off next week with Flamingo Therapeutics
👉 Stay tuned investors.vib.be