Interdisciplinary initiative by @imec_int, @KU_Leuven, @UZLeuven & @VIBLifeSciences aimed at decoding neurodegenerative diseases by innovative neurotechnologies

Leuven, Belgium
Joined May 2019
Welcome to the LBI head quarters and looking forward working more closer together
It's moving week! 📦 We're relocating from the imec campus to our brand new research space at Campus Gasthuisberg, just a few hundred meters away. nerf.be/en/news#/news/were-m…
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✨We are excited to announce that Prof @slinnarsson will give the opening keynote at #BrainMosaic24, focussing on the spatial organization of human brain cancer. Curious who else is coming? Check the stacked line-up here: vibbio.tech/3WRAsaO 🗓️Early bird deadline: 29 August
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Heb jij je tickets al voor Breinfestijn?🎟️ Door tickets te kopen, steun je belangrijk onderzoek & initiatieven die bijdragen aan een betere kwaliteit van leven voor mensen met een hersenaandoening 🧠 Koop dus snel je tickets & mis dit unieke event niet! kuleuven.be/brain-institute/…
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👏 Congratulations to Prof. Patrik Verstreken (@Verstreken_Lab, @CBD_VIB) for winning the Tauopathy Challenge Workshop™️ grant from the @RCFNeuro, @CurePSP, and the @aging_mind to advance his neurodegenerative research! Read more: vibbio.tech/3zyHPvQ
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🎉 Great news, #LeuvenBrainInstitute is organizing for the 2x time #Breinfestijn - a fundraiser for brain research 🧠 📚A selection of our top scientists will present their research & our house band, the Big Brain Band, consisting of musician-researchers, provides the music 🎶
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#CURE-ND ECR workshop 2024 and the winners are…. best poster Arabella Bouziges @ParisBrainInst and best talk Helena Balanin @MissionLucidity. Congratulations
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🏆 Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek - Fondation Recherche Alzheimer selected 15 research projects from VIB this year to invest a record amount of 3️⃣ million euros! Congratulations to all 👏 @CBD_VIB @CMN_VIB @InflamResCen vibbio.tech/3TMq2aK
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New research is crucial to understand & treat Alzheimer's, which is predicted to triple by 2050. A recent study led by @DeStrooperLab (@CBD_VIB) and @MancusoRenzo (@CMN_VIB) sheds light on the role of microglia, immune cells in the brain, in Alzheimer's.👉 vibbio.tech/49c6pyL
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What a start! Dr. Sarah Jewell (@DZNE_en) welcomed us warmly, then Dr. Monique Breteler (@DZNE_en) delivered fascinating insights on healthy aging from the Rheinland Study she's leading. Packed room! Stay tuned 😎 #CUREND @DZNE_de @UKDRI @MissionLucidity @InstitutCerveau
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Great career advice from an outstanding panel of speakers at the CURE-ND ECR workshop: ‘science gives you an unparalleled skillset, ‘build on the skills you already have’, ‘enhance your skills’, ‘stay positive’.
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👏 Congratulations Augustine Therapeutics and Ludo Van Den Bosch (@LuVaDeBo) from @CBD_VIB for receiving a 'The ALS Association' (@alsassociation) Grant to accelerate a novel potential therapeutic option for ALS patients! Read more here: vibbio.tech/3uGd4mK
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🚨 Register now for @AlzResearchUK's 2024 conference, taking place on 19-21 March in Liverpool! A fantastic opportunity to connect with other dementia researchers & learn about exciting research taking place in the UK & beyond. Register before 3 March⬇️ buff.ly/4b64AW8
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"This is a milestone for Neuralink, not for science." @sebhaesler puts news of chip implantation in human subjects into perspective in this nice piece by Arthur De Meyer in @Nieuwsblad_be today 👇 (article in Dutch) nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2024013…
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📣 Great news! The book “Biotech in Flanders” has been translated into English and is now available online and in bookstores 📖. Uncover the key factors that have propelled life sciences in Flanders and discover what lies ahead in biotechnology. ▶️ biotechinvlaanderen.be/books…
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Thank you Prof. Bart De Strooper for your insights and sharing of your essential work that contribute to the progress on the wellbeing of patients affected by #Alzheimer An informative evening and mixer hosted by @BelgiumLA and organized by Amici Lovanienses & @MissionLucidity
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Thank you 🙏 @HilaryAlzUK @BStrooper @AnaAntunesMart @Simon_Lovestone @UKDRI @AlzResearchUK @uk_biobank @cathmummery @dareeze @AkriviaHealth @ucb_uk @JanssenEMEA @flandersbio @VIBLifeSciences 🇬🇧🔬🇧🇪🔬🇬🇧🔬🇧🇪🇬🇧🔬🇧🇪🇬🇧🔬🇧🇪🇬🇧🔬🇧🇪
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Glad to be part of #BIDays 2023 with @missionlucidity 🙌 Thanks for two inspiring days on all things #brain & #innovation 🚀🧠 – at Brussels, Belgium
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💡Exciting news in #Alzheimer’s research! @DeStrooperLab and @CBD_VIB published a new paper in @ScienceMagazine uncovering the cause of brain cell death in the disease. Learn more: vibbio.tech/44RBTYP @UKDRI @KU_Leuven
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Replying to @biohub
@cziscience workshop brain on chip kicking off @CBD_VIB @imec @KU_Leuven @MissionLucidity @leuvenbrainins1 Excited students and excited teachers @dareeze @CalatayudCarles @marcondor
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It's been a busy first half of the year for #CUREND members, who came together for three exciting events including a clinical workshop, ECR meeting & conference symposium🙌👏 We caught up with some members to find out their highlights from the meetings👉buff.ly/43xrbXI
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