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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. Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; some prefer to call this the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; a...
Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; some prefer to call this the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; a...
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Goals
The strategic goals of the VIB are: - Strategic basic research
- Technology transfer policy to transfer the inventions to consumers and patients
- Scientific information for the general public
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 (in Dutch, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated UGent) is one of the three large Flemish universities. ...
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- Ghent University:
- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research
- Department of Plant Systems Biology
- Department of Medical Protein Research
- Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Biology
- K.U.Leuven:
- Departement of Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Genetics
- Department of Developmental Biology
- Department of Molecular Microbiology
- Laboratory of Developmental Genetics
- University of Antwerp:
- Department of Molecular Genetics
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel:
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions
- SWITCH laboratory
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. The common definition of Spin out (or spin off) is when a division of a company or organization becomes an independent business. ...
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