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The Flemish government has sold Researchpark Zellik to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). With this transfer, an important step is taken toward transforming the site into a fully fledged innovation and science campus closely linked to academic research and entrepreneurship.

Innovative method measures the full biological impact of contaminant mixtures Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) have developed a smart and efficient way to detect hard-to-trace pollutants and  to measure their effects on human health and the environment. In her PhD within the AMGC research group, Yiqi Su focused on polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and xeno-oestrogens (XEs), substances that accumulate in water, soil, and even microplastics, yet often fall

With FACT, we turn climate change into an opportunity to accelerate innovation. The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is bringing together its expertise in sustainable technology within a new interdisciplinary research institute: FACT (Flanders Alliance for Climate Technology). In collaboration with industry and government, FACT aims to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral society and drive forward technological innovation. “Sustainable innovation doesn’t happen in i

The global rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is one of the greatest health challenges of our time. At the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been working on an innovative solution: using bacteriophages — viruses that specifically infect and destroy bacteria. Bacteriophages, or simply phages, have been known for over a century but are now regaining attention as a promising alternative to

How far can we push the Standard Model of particle physics? According to young researchers Kunal Gautam and Eduardo Ploerer — doctoral students at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the University of Zurich — the end is nowhere in sight. Their work provides crucial building blocks for the Future Circular Collider (FCC-ee), the planned successor to CERN’s current Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The FCC-ee will be an unprecedented precision instrument — but that precision re

VUB researcher Michaël Hinderdael coordinates large-scale GRADΞD project on innovative material combinations At the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), the ambitious GRADΞD project officially launched on October 1, 2025, under the leadership of researcher Michaël Hinderdael. With a €2.8 million grant from the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), the four-year project aims to make 3D printing technology smarter and more versatile by combining multiple materials within a single