VIB Technologies Day 2025

Dear colleagues,

We are excited to invite you to the upcoming VIB Technologies Day on November, 6 in Leuven. Registrations are now open, while the program is being finalized (a sneak peak can already be found below). We will focus on technology, talent and teamwork, with also plenty of time to interact with colleagues, visit core facilities and discuss ideas that shape the future of VIB Technologies.

We look forward to seeing you there and making this a truly inspiring day for all of VIB Technologies!

• 09h00 - 10h00: Welcome coffee

  • Registration, breaks, lunch & reception: Foyer O&N4

  • Lectures: Aula O&N5

• 10h00 - 10h10: Welcome & Setting the Scene

  • Geert Van Minnebruggen

• 10h10 - 10h40: How VIB Technologies can make a difference

  • Joris De Wit

• 10h40 - 11h40: Tech power hour: Advancing together

  • 10h40 - 11h00: Cross Technology pipelines: collaboration is key

    • Visium - Isabelle Scheyltjens

    • Spatial Proteomics - Simon Devos

  • 11h00 - 11h10: VIB Technologies’ satellites in action

    • Robin Boiy & Axelle Kerstens

  • 11h10 - 11h30: Enhancing services through automation

    • Wet lab automatization - Dominique Audenaert & Stefaan Derveaux

    • Next Flow – Tatiana Woller & Kobe Lavaerts & Maria Tsontaki

  • 11h30 - 11h35: Boosting Tech support through AI

    • Lander Briels

  • 11h35 - 11h40: Pitch: VIB Technologies’ Hackathon

    • Rekin's Janky

• 11h40 - 12h00: Group picture

• 12h00 - 13h00: Networking Lunch

• 13h00 - 13h25: BioImaging: from Flanders to Europe

  • Sebastian Munck

• 13h25 - 14h00: Future-proofing talent

  • 13h25 - 13h35: The future of tech roles

    • Saskia Lippens

  • 13h35 - 13h45: HR Insights: supporting tech teams

    • Stijn Maertens

  • 13h45 - 13h55: Grow Your Talent: job shadowing

    • Silvie Van den Hoecke

  • 13h55 - 14h00: Job shadowing testimonial

    • Boris Depoortere

• 14h00 - 14h30: Visit one of the core facilities or participate in one of the interaction booths- part 1

• 14h30 - 15h00: Coffee Break

• 15h00 - 15h30: Visit one of the core facilities or participate in one of the interaction booths- part 2

• 15h30 - 16h00: Making Technology Visible: Communicating for Impact

  • Liesbeth Aerts

• 16h00 - 17h00: Reception