Personalized Laboratory Medicine: Putting the Patient First

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An interview with Professor Etienne CAVALIER, Professor of Clinical Chemistry, University of Liège, Head of Clinical Chemistry and President of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, CHU de Liège, President of the Royal Belgian Society of Laboratory Medicine (RBSLM), Co-Editor-in-Chief of Calcified Tissue International, General Secretary of the European Society for…

Centre Spatial de Liège – CSL – Liège Space Centre: Developing space technologies for Earth and Space monitoring

FLORIS instrument to be mounted on board the FLEX (FLuorescence EXplorer) satellite during the test campaign at CSL (launch scheduled 2026). © CSL
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A research centre operated by the University of Liège (Université de Liège), the Liège Space Centre (CSL) is employing 100 people and leading almost 60 projects for an annual turnover of €19 M. It has the advantage of being a non-profit research organisation, with a funding from industrial contracts and R&D collaborations. Spatial qualification testing, design of optical instruments for use in space, development of thermal, mechanical and electronic engineering expertise, technological partnerships for R&D projects, scientific space missions, expertise in cryogenic cooling… 🧑‍🚀 🛰️ 🌌

Fundamental and applied research at the University of Antwerp

Vice rector research and impact Maarten Weyn & Vice rector valorisation and development Steven Van Passel - © University of Antwerp
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The University of Antwerp awards about 250 PhDs every year. It has 23,000 students, 17.5% of whom are from other countries. Together, its nine faculties offer 154 programmes, 29 of which are entirely English-spoken. Together, they also pool a wide range of fundamental and practice-oriented research. Core facilities, applications from basic research, centres of excellence, gold particle research… Vice rector research and impact Maarten Weyn & Vice rector valorisation and development Steven Van Passel tell us all! 🧬 🧫 👩‍🔬

Ghent University: Interdisciplinary cooperation as a core strategy

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For more than two centuries, Ghent University (UGent) has built a solid scientific reputation, investing in fundamental, high‑risk, and applied research alike. Today, it is internationally renowned for its expertise in life sciences, (animal) medicine, materials science, agricultural and sports sciences, psychology, and history. 🧑‍🔬👨‍🔬 🧫 🧬