VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A research team led by Sven Eyckerman expanded a Golden Gate modular cloning platform into a plug-and-play toolbox for MAPPIT assay development. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/febs.70717 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Metabolomics people, this is your week. ✨ #BMD2026 brings the BeNeLux metabolomics community together in Antwerp. VIB is represented by Bart Ghesquière & Geert Goeminne in the OC, plus talks by Meng Peng, Joleen Masschelein, Sam De Craemer and Marco Giampa, and a poster by Shauni Loopmans. 🙌 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026When we say “let’s run,” don’t assume we’re always talking samples. Yesterday, a strong VIB Technologies delegation joined the 10 Miles and 5 Miles in Ghent. 🏃♀️🏃♂️ Different cores, different distances, same team spirit. Special shout-out to Gust Van Leuven: 10 Miles in 1:11:05. 🔥 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On 28 October, VIB Protein Core and INFORS HT are organizing a Fermentation Event in Ghent, with talks and practical sessions on fermentation, bioprocess automation, new sensor technologies, optimization and troubleshooting. Secure your spot 👉 tinyurl.com/4jxj2buh 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Applications are open for the 4th Computational Cytometry Summer School! Join us in Ghent, 10-14 May 2027, for hands-on cytometry data analysis in R: QC, batch correction, clustering, statistics & publication-ready figures. Apply by 7 Nov: tinyurl.com/nh4t5hux 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New toy at the VIB Protein Core: a Sartoflow® Smart system for controlled concentration and diafiltration by TFF. It expands the Core’s TFF capabilities to smaller volumes, supporting workflows from 100 ml to 1 L in a more controlled, reproducible way. 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bioimaging is made for video. The VIB BioImaging Core YouTube channel already features movies linked to a new preprint on 3D CLEM workflows: from alignment and LM–EM registration to segmentation and 3D visualization. Watch & subscribe: www.youtube.com/@VIBBioImagingCore 👀 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Petroni Lab at EMBL Rome has an opportunity for an ARISE2 Postdoctoral Fellow, in collaboration with VIB. This 3-year project brings together AI-driven systems for scientific discovery and the VIB Tech Watch Core’s work on emerging technologies in the life sciences. Interested? Get in touch! 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026When a plate average is not enough, look closer. 🔬 👀 The VIB Screening Core uses Opera Phenix high-content imaging for image-based screening, phenotypic profiling, and mechanistic studies at scale. 👉 tinyurl.com/tkmzf969 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A gentle introduction to metabolomics and stable isotope tracing by Shauni Loopmans (VIB Metabolomics Core Leuven). Great read for anyone curious about how metabolomics move from observing biology to understanding it. 👉 blog.vib.be/metabolomics-measuring-… 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Together with Abbelight, the VIB BioImaging Core Leuven is organizing a webinar and demos to explore DNA-PAINT for multiplexed single-molecule super-resolution imaging. More info via tinyurl.com/ycy2kzab 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026EMBL ARISE2 postdoctoral call closes Sept 30! Interested in connecting your project to the VIB Technologies ecosystem? We've got imaging, sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics, single-cell and spatial technologies, data, screening, flow cytometry, and more. www.embl.org/training/arise2 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026“Great biology starts with great questions, but not every question can be answered with a centrifuge and a pipette.” Bram Van den Bergh explains how the VIB Tech Watch Core scouts and de-risks emerging technologies, bringing new capabilities closer to VIB researchers. tinyurl.com/c56sc23f 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Summer means... heat waves, world cup fever, but also: summer schools! We've had three this season: Computational Cytometry, Light Microscopy, and Spatial Omics. 👉 blog.vib.be/summer-is-the-season-fo… 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Build your postdoc around technology development! The final EMBL ARISE2 postdoctoral call is open. VIB is a partner, so projects can connect to VIB Technologies expertise through collaboration, co-supervision or secondments. www.embl.org/training/arise2 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 25/06/2026New methods chapter from the VIB BioImaging Core Leuven and Agostinis lab, describing a super-resolution live-cell imaging protocol to track redox-active iron transfer between organelles, with relevance for ferroptosis research. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/bs.mcb.2026.01.005 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026At the VIB Screening Core, robots, liquid handlers and readers work in sync to automate high-throughput workflows. But the real value is the team’s expertise: turning manual, variable lab steps into robust, reproducible automation. Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/zxch76wy 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Spatial Omics has kicked off! 🚀 If you’re attending in Bruges, come find us at the VIB Technologies booth. Pick up some VIB Technologies goodies, or hear more about the expertise and services available across our cores. 👋 You might even win a prize! #SpatialOmics26 011
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 18/06/2026For the Laoui lab’s recent pan-cancer dendritic cell atlas, the VIB Single Cell Core supported the multiomics workflows that helped make datasets comparable across models, experiments, and sites. Proud to contribute to this resource! 👏#pushingtheedge 020
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Boris Depoortere and Liesbeth De Milde from the VIB Data Core joined #WetenschapOpStap in Ghent and Drongen to turn pupils into young data detectives: collecting everyday data, spotting patterns, and asking great questions about science, privacy & digital footprints. 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Today we’re celebrating 10Y of 10X Genomics at VIB! 🥳 A decade in which single-cell technologies moved from early exploration to a core part of how we study biology. Huge thanks to the Single Cell Core, all speakers, participants, and everyone who helped shape this story over the past 10 years. 🙌 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Virotrap: Capture protein-protein interactions without cell lysis by packaging complexes into virus-like particles, preserving fragile/native interactions for MS readout. Curious if it fits your bait? Get in touch with the VIB Proteomics core tinyurl.com/ps96w2um 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 05/06/2026In a new Technologies deep dive, Eef Parthoens from the VIB BioImaging Core Ghent discusses how FLIM-FRET turns nanometer-scale proximity into a quantitative readout 👇 blog.vib.be/seeing-interactions-whe… 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Next week at #CYTO2026, Gert Van Isterdael (VIB Flow Core Ghent) will share new work on how to make panels and instrument templates more consistent, so datasets become easier to reproduce and compare across locations. Come join the session and say hi! 👋 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Who remembers this? 👀 💭 The very first 10x kit we ran at VIB 10 years ago! 🎉 10 Years of 10x Genomics at VIB 🗓️ 12 June 2026, afternoon | FSVM1 (Ghent) 👉 Free to attend, register here to reserve your seat: singlecellcore.sites.vib.be/en/10-y… 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 01/06/2026We're getting closer to VIB’s Spatial Omics Conference! 🤩 Evelien Van Hamme (VIB Spatial Catalyst): "I’m most looking forward to the talks by Fei Chen and Serge Saxonov, as they represent two complementary forces driving the spatial biology field forward." tinyurl.com/mwys9vx6 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Core facilities are built on expertise, but they also run on people. How we handle stress, expectations, and conflict matters just as much as how we run the instruments. The Core4Life community shares data and results from an anonymous survey on this topic. doi.org/10.1111/jmi.70102 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 27/05/2026May brought the heat, and apparently that officially makes it summer school season at VIB Technologies. ☀️ Computational Cytometry Summer School (4-8 May) ☀️ Light Microscopy Summer School (18-22 May) And we’re not done yet: coming up next is the Spatial Omics Summer School (15-19 June) 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 21/05/2026As technologies get more complex, core facilities create far more value when they collaborate, share know-how, and communicate capabilities clearly, so researchers can find the right expertise at the right moment. New paper by our experts: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10… 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Mol* Viewer is now available via the VIB Data Core 🚀 Instant, in-browser macromolecular structure visualization straight from Compute Storage. No installs, no downloads, no remote desktop. blog.vib.be/instant-structure-visua… 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Jochen Lamote was invited as a special guest speaker at the BD Horizon NEXT EMEA Tour 2026 in Hamburg and had the chance to visit the Borstel core facility team and run experiments on the BD FACSDiscover™ A8 in Hamburg. Thanks to the BD team and hosts for the invitation and great discussions! 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 28/04/2026In a new Called to Science episode, VIB alumna Lia Martina highlighted the depth of technology expertise in our core facilities and a culture that encourages researchers to lean on specialists: “If you are not the best in one technique, you go to the best.” tinyurl.com/jtp7nhyr 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 09/04/2026In a new open-access EMBO Reports paper, we propose a practical framework for KPI-based evaluation of core facilities, reflecting how they 🔥 enable science, 🎯 run reliably, 🚀 and stay future-ready through proactive innovation doi.org/10.1038/s44319-026-00762-z 031
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Cross-core knowledge exchange in action. 🙌 Delphi Van Haver, Morgane Breye and Teresa Maia of the VIB Proteomics Core visited the VIB Nucleomics Core for a job shadowing focused on automation. 🤖 "We're looking forward to putting these insights into practice on our own Opentrons OT-2 & Flex!" 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The De Preter lab at the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology became the first users of the VIB Data Core's new secure compute cluster. 🙌 blog.vib.be/on-dealing-with-large-v… 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Brain activity, live in a dish 🧠✨ Calcium imaging (Fluo-5) in primary hippocampal neurons, captured at the VIB BioImaging Core Ghent on a ZEISS LSM 980 + Airyscan. Imaging: Eef Parthoens Sample & experiment: Cristiano Lucci, @vandenbroucke-lab.bsky.social 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Meet Alexandra Zakieva, data manager at EMBL, who recently joined the VIB BioImaging Core in Leuven for an ARISE secondment. blog.vib.be/modern-science-needs-st… 020
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Last Wednesday, the VIB Flow Core Leuven hosted the #FlowJo User Meeting in Leuven: a full day focused on cytometry data analysis, software workflows, and hands-on learning. 🔬💻 📸 020
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Proteomics is changing fast, and so are the demands on core facilities. Explore how the VIB Proteomics Core is future-proofing its pipeline to support everything from classic discovery projects to large-scale clinical studies and single-cell proteomics. blog.vib.be/proteomics-at-scale 020
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Basic Proteomics is happening today and tomorrow at the VIB Proteomics Core in Ghent! Two hands-on days covering the full MS-based workflow: experimental design, sample prep (incl. S-trap), LC-MS/MS, and intro data analysis. Kudos to the trainer team for sharing their expertise! 🙌 001
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 29/01/2026The VIB BioImaging Core (Ghent) team has really outdone itself this time. Meet the full crew and take a tour through their light microscopy (LM) and electron microscopy (EM) suite in a seriously dope MTV Cribs–style video. 🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4xjmgxAdYM 051
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The Spatial Omics Summer School offers a structured, hands-on introduction to spatially resolved targeted transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. If you want to join, submit your application by 2 February 2026. www.vibconferences.be/events/spatia… 012
Reposted by VIB TechnologiesWouter De Coster @wdecoster.bsky.social · 23/01/2026We are excited to have @minomatt.bsky.social as a keynote speaker at the Flanders Nanopore Day, alongside a wide range of @nanoporetech.com topics, spanning from microbes to plants to humans. All information - including free registration and free PromethION sequencing - at nanoporeflanders.benanoporeflanders.beFlanders Nanopore Day 2026 - Flanders Nanopore DayThe Flanders Nanopore Day - April 17th, 2026 042
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Big delivery at the VIB Data Core! 😍 📦 📦 Two systems with B300 GPUs, an investment by @vibai.bsky.social 📦 A server with RTX 6000 GPUs The systems will be racked and configured over the coming weeks, and the Data Core team will run full testing before integrating them into producti 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 23/01/2026The VIB Protein Core has significantly upgraded its fermentation capabilities with a new Infors Multifors 2 system. 🤩 This setup enables six simultaneous bioreactor runs, each with a final working volume of 1 L, ideal for accelerating the development of your candidate proteins. 010
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Tech strategy is more than choosing platforms. It's about how we manage, evaluate, and improve them for lasting scientific impact. This October, we share that approach in a hands-on workshop on KPIs. training.vib.be/all-trainings/key-p… 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Happy New Year from the VIB Flow Core in Leuven. 🎉 🎁 ✨ The BD FACS Discover S8 Chorus got a software upgrade 🎁 ✨ The Analyzer A1 Symphony now supports high-throughput screening in 96- and 384-well microtiter plates More info: tinyurl.com/mt2vpa5y Bring on your samples in 2026! 021
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 09/01/2026On HLN, Bart Ghesquière, Head of the VIB Metabolomics Core Leuven, shares his expert perspective on a recent large-scale metabolomics study exploring how a simple finger-prick blood test could help identify disease risk long before symptoms appear. tinyurl.com/5n8ky4v9 (in Dutch) 041
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 07/01/2026For Elina Kuznecova, joining VIB meant more than starting a new job, it meant finding a team that shared her curiosity and passion for science: “I met many passionate people, including my team lead, and I knew this was the team where I wanted to work. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Py0bDtkohM 000
VIB Technologies @vibtechnologies.bsky.social · 05/01/2026What can we expect in 2026 when it comes to life science technology? We asked our @vibtechwatch.bsky.social team: beakon.ghost.io/we-expect-the-bound… Here’s to a year of fewer walls, better tools, and smarter pipelines! ✨ 021
