Submitting an abstract for a conference is popular and speaker slots on the other hand are slim. A 2-day program with a minimum of 4 sessions, sometimes only allows for 4 short talks. How do you stand out from the crowd and get your abstract selected for a talk?

Last week, the third edition of The Brain Mosaic: Cellular Heterogeneity in the CNS occurred. Drawing researchers from around the world to exchange ideas and forge collaborations in the intimate setting of Kinepolis cinema. This year's event brought together international experts to discuss a wide range of topics, from neurodevelopment to disease-related changes in the brain.

On the 10th and 11th of December, the 5th edition of the Next-Generation Synthetic Biology Conference will take place in Ghent, Belgium. Earlier editions of this conference had a strong focus on Genome Engineering, while the upcoming conference will put the spotlight on Synthetic Biology. In this double interview with Prof. Tom Ellis (Imperial College London) and Prof. Sven Eyckerman (VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology), two members of the organizing committee, we deep dive into the world of Synthetic Biology, present research, and future perspectives.

​For the third edition of The Brain Mosaic, we sat down with two members of the organizing committee who are leading voices in the field of single-cell neuroscience. They are Prof. Bart De Strooper and Prof. Valeriya Malysheva.Their work dives deep into the mysteries of the brain at the cellular level, and they are united by their shared enthusiasm for the future of the field—though they also offer a word of caution. Here’s what they had to say about their research, the evolution of the field, and the next big breakthroughs.

In the labyrinth of bendy, picturesque cobblestone streets that make up the Groot Begijnhof – a 13th century UNESCO world heritage site in the heart of Leuven, Belgium – a group of enthusiastic scientists congregated for the 2nd Leuven Protein Aggregation Meeting. Following the overwhelming success of the conference's first edition in 2022, the Switch Lab once again brought together top speakers from around the world to talk about the latest developments in the field of protein aggregation.

We’re pleased to invite you to the Research Software Engineers Day, which will take place on 6 December 2024 in Brussels.

The significant promise of software is to make the impossible possible, to make our lives easier, and to automate the tedious and error-prone. Modern scientific research relies on these properties of software and the talent, skill, and dedication of software developers. But all too often, research software and its developers are hidden behind the science they make possible.

Next month, top scientists, researchers, and industry professionals from around the world will gather for a landmark conference, iPSC Modelling in Neuromuscular Disorders (iMND), that promises to reshape the future of neuromuscular disorder research. The focus of the event is human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology, a revolutionary tool that is transforming the way scientists model and study these devastating conditions.

The scientific community is gearing up for the 4th Day of Intravital Microscopy, an annual conference organized by the “Intravital Microscopy” team of GerBI-GMB e.V., in partnership with the Intravital Imaging Expertise Center of the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology. Set to take place on November 13–14, 2024, in Leuven, Belgium, this year’s event promises to bring together leading researchers and industry experts to explore cutting-edge developments in intravital imaging technology.

The human brain is an enigma. This complex organ governs our thoughts, emotions, and actions, yet much of its inner workings remain mysterious. We still struggle to understand how brain diseases develop and how to effectively prevent or treat them. Fortunately, neuroscience paces ahead. The latest step forward? Single-cell research.

VIB recently hosted its inaugural Spatial Omics conference in the field of spatial omics technologies, a rapidly emerging discipline that has seen significant advancements in recent years. Over 430 attendees gathered at the scenic Bijloke site in historical Ghent for two days of presentations and discussions on the latest discoveries in spatial biology.