Prof. Ludovic Troian-Gautier’s Research Group: At the heart of reaction mechanisms triggered by photon absorption

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An Interview with Prof. Ludovic TROIAN-GAUTIER, FNRS Senior Researcher and Investigator at the WEL Research Institute, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), MOST Molecular Chemistry, Materials and Catalysis (MOST) Prof. Ludovic Troian-Gautier. © Eric HerchaftCould you outline the main areas of focus for your research group within MOST? At the…

Health Psychology and Voice Speech Therapy Units – ULiège: community research serving vulnerable users

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With their richly diverse and complementary backgrounds in health psychology and voice speech therapy, Profs Anne-Marie Étienne and Dominique Morsomme came together around a common project: community research. Prof. Étienne’s scientific and professional career has developed gradually, in three major stages. The first stage focused on quality of life as…

Perseus Biomics: Profiling Platform for Strain-Level Microbiome

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In 2025, the Belgium-based biotechnology start-up Perseus Biomics introduced DynaMAP (Dynamic Microbiome Abundance Profiling), a metagenomic technology platform designed to deliver high-resolution microbiome analysis. In the same year, the company also launched MetaMAP, an integrated benchtop device that enables DynaMAP customers to perform analyses within their own laboratories. Perseus Biomics…

Noah Water Solutions: Water purification in the most sustainable way possible

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Electrochemical processes should be applied on a large scale to reduce our carbon footprint and chemical consumption. That is the guiding principle of Noah Water Solutions. The company has already developed a basic process for wastewater purification and a reactor for industrial use. At present, it is fine-tuning nitrogen removal and developing applications for smaller-scale use. 💧

Pack4Food: European Catalyst for Innovative Food Packaging

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In recent years, the food packaging value chain has been characterised by a never-ending stream of innovations. In Belgium, Pack4Food is the driving force behind the optimisation of packaging for the food industry. The cross-sectoral approach in which all stakeholders throughout the whole value chain bundle their knowledge and expertise,…

Prof. Bénédicte Machiels’s research team: Focus on How viruses shape the long-term immunity of their hosts

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Prof. Bénédicte Machiels is Associate Professor of Immunology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Université de Liège and the Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech – Université de Liège (Faculty of Gembloux), and F.R.S. – FNRS Research Associate. She’s studying viral imprint on host immunity. Background, research specialization, main findings, research collaborations, main research challenges… Read the full interview! 🦠

Ekium: A trusted partner in the Belgian healthcare ecosystem

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An interview with Mr Sébastien VERCRUYSSE, General Manager, Ekium Belgium What are Ekium Belgium’s key figures? Ekium Belgium, part of the international SNEF group, has been established in Charleroi for over 20 years and in Liège since 2023. We now have more than 50 multidisciplinary professionals who are capable of…

Creaflow: Sustainable chemical reactions at any scale

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Creaflow develops flow-through plate reactors for photo- and electrochemistry that are seamlessly scalable and easy to adapt to specific reaction conditions. “Creaflow emerged as a spin-off from EcoSynth, which had developed a highly performant reactor for managing small-scale chemical reactions, using light or direct electrical current as the activation source instead of heat,” explains entrepreneur Rik Van Meirhaeghe, who acquired the company in 2024. ⚗️👨‍🔬 💡