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An EPIC research trip to Stockholm
Eva Van Bun, PhD student in the Verstrepen lab, recently spent four weeks at the lab of Vicente Pelechano at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, to learn advanced methods for polysome profiling and RNA-sequencing. It was an intense month with long lab days, intense scientific exchange, new collaborations, and memorable Swedish traditions, all of which left her eager to return.
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The very first cell division - Meet Tom Dendooven
Following a PhD and postdoc at Cambridge, Tom Dendooven recently joined the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology as group leader. Backed by an ERC Starting Grant, his research tackles sperm development and how this goes awry in male infertility. Vita Cooman and Florence Thys (both PhD students at CSB) ask him a some questions, ranging from moving abroad to his favorite beer.
From lab to patient: Why European biotech is at a crossroads
Innovation only succeeds when it demonstrably creates value for both patients and the healthcare system. How can biotech and pharmaceutical players design their R&D strategies so that medical innovation reaches patients faster, more precisely, and in an affordable way? An interview with Jérôme Van Biervliet and Frank Hulstaert.