Ghent University

(IN BRIEF) Borealis announced the winners of its 2024 Scientific Innovation Award during Innovation Day in Linz, Austria, celebrating advancements in sustainable plastics. The awards recognized innovators addressing key areas such as sustainable production catalysts, energy-efficient polymerization, and polymer recycling. … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) BNP Paribas has appointed Isabelle Mateos y Lago as its new Chief Economist, effective September 3, 2024, succeeding William de Vijlder, who will become Economic Adviser to the Group’s General Management before retiring. Isabelle brings extensive experience from … Read the full press release →

IVD-seq project received 720K EURO research grant from Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) (PRESS RELEASE) GENT, 8-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Fujirebio Europe announces that together with its partner OHMX.bio, a provider of cutting-edge “omics” solutions, have been awarded a 720K … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 26-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — To ease the industrial processing of plant biomass into energy, plants are engineered to contain less lignin. Unfortunately, this intervention typically leads to reduced yield. Researchers have now discovered a way to overcome this problem. … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 29-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Human rights are a vital cornerstone of Ghent University’s social and international engagement. For this reason the board recently approved a human rights charter, which includes a checklist (impact assessment) for prospective supervisors to assess whether … Read the full press release →

GHENT, 21-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ghent University, VIB and KU Leuven have launched a new spin-off: Aphea.Bio. This new company will develop sustainable agricultural products based on natural microorganisms to increase crop yields and to protect them against diseases. Aphea.Bio … Read the full press release →

GENT, Belgium, 06-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists of Ghent University have developed SoleWay, an application for indoor navigation in public buildings. They call on everyone to add as much routes as possible. In that way, SoleWay can become the wiki of … Read the full press release →

GHENT, 26-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bio-Engineer Frederiek-Maarten Kerckhof has developed a technique to remove the greenhouse gas methane more efficiently from the air and possibly make it a usable resource. Next to CO2, methane is the main greenhouse gas due to … Read the full press release →

GENT, Belgium, 11-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At Ghent University, a new technology has been developed to desalinate seawater and simultaneously generate energy. That’s a first: so far, seawater desalination consumed a lot of energy. For every litre of water on Earth, … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A delegation of five Taiwan universities is currently visiting Ghent University. The goal is to strengthen existing partnerships and explore new opportunities, both in terms of research and education. During the three-day “Taiwan Match-making Event”, five … Read the full press release →

Ingelheim, Germany, 03-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — For the ninth time, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health has funded independent European research projects related to Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) infection and associated diseases. Over the past nine years, 26 research projects have been … Read the full press release →

GHENT, 14-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — With the Teaching Chair ‘Port of Ghent’, the Maritime Institute (MI) of Ghent University aims to strengthen its expertise in the field of Port and Maritime economics. Professor Theo Notteboom is responsible for the education and … Read the full press release →

GHENT, 14-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ghent University has reached an agreement with the Cambodian company Daun Penh Food & Beverage Co. to launch the ‘Bijloke’ beer, which was developed at Ghent University Association. The negotiations are led by Professor Guido Van … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 29-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In het labo veevoedertechnologie van de UGent zijn prof. Mia Eeckhout en haar team erin geslaagd om het eerste Belgische vleeskuikenvoeder op basis van de larven van de zwarte soldatenvlieg te produceren. De zwarte soldatenvlieg … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Imec’s investment arm Fidimec and the Flemish spin-off investment fund SOFI I are investing EUR 340k in Luceda Photonics, a joint spin-off from Ghent University, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and imec. Luceda Photonics … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A major bridge is being gapped in studying the Stonehenge landscape as advanced, non-invasive survey techniques help reveal both archaeology and, for the first time, past landforms of the prehistoric environment. An important step … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 12-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have unraveled the mechanism of necroptosis. This is a type of cell death that plays a crucial role in numerous diseases such as viral infections, multiple sclerosis, acute heart … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Angie Clocheret and Sibylle Van Belle, 2 assistant academic staff and PhD students in tax law at Ghent University, have won the ‘Excellence in Law’ award at the International Academic Conference on Law and Politics (IACLP) … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Governors of Ghent University has appointed Wim Van Camp as the new general manager of UGent TechTransfer, as from 1 May 2014. He will succeed Marc Zabeau, Managing partner and founder of QBIC … Read the full press release →

Ghent, Belgium, 31-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On 1 April 2014, British-American human rights activist Clive Stafford Smith will receive the Amnesty International Chair 2014 at Ghent University. This Chair is awarded to a person who makes a special contribution to fight for human … Read the full press release →