Great news: Jiaqi He has been granted a FWO #PhD fellowship! Under the supervision of Pieter Verboven and prof. bart nicolai, Jiaqi will #research accurate fruit moth detection in pear using #ai and advanced imaging techniques. BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven , KU Leuven Plant Institute

Wie dieren fokt, weet dat uniformiteit een troef is. Maar om duurzaam te selecteren heb je ook variatie nodig. Genetische diversiteit van dieren is cruciaal. Vraag is hoe je met dit spanningsveld omgaat... Welkom op de 14de Vlaamse Fokkerijdag! ℹ️ +✍️shorturl.at/qrHXY

A new academic year, a new crew! I am happy to be surrounded by so many talented master students, PhD's, postdocs and a great lab-tech! Let's discover together! Crop Biotechnics, KU Leuven BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven KU Leuven Plant Institute KU Leuven

Save the date! The 3rd BSVoM symposium will take place on September 13th at ULB in Brussels! 😎 bsvom.be/en/calendar/sa…

Soon, our new VLAIO project 'Expansion of the cultivation of ginger in Flanders' will start with partners #PCG and @ILVO. A new challenge for VCBT is the determination of gingerol, the substance that is very typical for the aroma and taste of ginger!

🌿 Is the EU missing out on the benefits of CRISPR in agriculture? Learn about the latest EC proposal and its implications in this must-read article by Germán Vighi and Nico De Storme. 🌍🌱 #CropBreeding #GeneEditing doi.org/10.15252/embr.…

Congrats to Muhammad Zeeshan Akram! Our researcher MonoGutHealth in the lab of prof Nadia Everaert, has been awarded the Best Oral Presentation Award EAAPofficial -EU Federation of #AnimalScience in Lyon, for his work on #microbiota in #broiler flock weight heterogeneity

Onderzoeker gezocht! Trefwoorden: biostatistiek, onderwijs & diepvriesfrieten Solliciteer hier >>>kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs… #biostatistics #DesignOfExperiments #phdjob

Featured on Dutch TV: prof Devang Mehta 🌱👨🏽‍🔬🧬 Sam Van Campenhout commenting on new genomic techniques #NGTs & EU debates on #regulations apt to #climateChange "Tech rejection in #agriculture in #EU, is a manifestation of 1st world privilege, since Europe is enjoying high #foodSecurity levels"

Great news from FWO today. Together with the labs of Inge De Clercq Inge De Clercq Lab and Barbara De Coninck 🌱🌈, we have received funding to study nature's genetic engineer: #Agrobacterium tumefaciens. VIB Plant Science BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven Job openings will follow soon!

Our PhD student Simão Santos was featured in Sonar 😱 In this interview, he gives his view on what it's like to be an #international KU Leuven and his #research during his #FWO🐣 👨‍⚕️ stories.kuleuven.be/en/stories/the… #InOvoSexing BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven Vlaamse overheid FWO

The New Year brought some Exciting News! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that the Biosensors group has undergone some rebranding to better reflect our research activities 😮 🤯 We are now the Lammertyn lab! 🎉 KU Leuven BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven #excitingNews #Lammertynlab

Tropical Crop Improvement Laboratory and Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT hosted Minister of Cooperation Caroline Gennez & Mayor of Leuven Mohamed Ridouani for fruitful discussion about the importance of banana biodiversity conservation, capacity building and cutting-edge research on tropical crops

Welcome to our new member Obulytix! Obulytix is a #biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of a groundbreaking class of enzyme-based #antibiotics to combat the most severe antibiotic-resistant bacteria. #antibioticresistance flanders.bio/en/member-dire…

Dear European Parliament, this afternoon you're debating on #CRISPR & #NGTS to secure sustainable crop for all Please vote YES to #NGTS💚 There's no time to waste new scientific knowhow. Tom Vandenkendelaere Frédérique Ries Guy Verhofstadt Hilde Vautmans Kathleen Van Brempt Olivier Chastel

Skipping doctor's visit & sending your own #bloodSample for direct lab analysis =future #healthcare  Researchers Lammertyn lab developed #Blood2Collect, a credit card size cartridge, packed with #microfluidic #technology  Now € 148.674 xtra funding by Smart Hub Vlaams-Brabant 💌

My lab is recruiting a postdoc on an FWO/FNRS funded project. Interested in researching how secondary metabolites from beneficial bacteria trigger immune responses in plants? Apply here: kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs… PHP-Lab 🍓🍅🌈 Crop Biotechnics, KU Leuven KU Leuven Plant Institute BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

We 💚 #biotechnology! For scientific reasons. And because we believe in society.