Research Infrastructure - Vrije Universiteit Brussels

• The BRUBOTICS Rehabilitation Research Centre

  
  

The Brubotics Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC) is the new lab of the BruBotics Rehabilitation Research group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. This lab is a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary innovation hub that offers human movement analysis and technology-supported rehabilitation research.


Keywords:

• Rehabilitation • Robotics • Movement


Key Contacts:

Prof. Eva Swinnen

https://brrc.research.vub.be/


 

• FLOWCORE

  
  

Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FlowCore) has a verity of Flow Cytometry instruments of which users can be trained to use these instruments correctly to analyse and/or sort biological materials.


Keywords: 

• Cell sorting • Facs • Cytometry


Key Contacts:

Prof. Stefaan Verhulst

https://flowcore.research.vub.be/



 

• MICROLAB

  

MICROLAB is a 300 m² class 100 cleanroom dedicated to advanced microfabrication of glass and silicon for microfluidics. It is an open access facility supporting both the research community and industry in the development of microfluidic devices for medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications.


Keywords: 

• Nanotechnology • Microfluidics • Cleanroom
• Biotechnology


Key Contacts:

Prof. Wim De Malsche

https://microlab.research.vub.be/


 

• In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging 

  
  

The In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging (ICMI) Core Facility is specialized in nuclear and optical imaging of small animals. The lab is equipped with a myriad of multi-modality cameras and ex vivo analysis techniques to study tracer biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, dosimetry, and therapeutic efficacy of radiopharmaceuticals. The lab is situated in a biosafety level 2 environment with direct access to the Animalarium.

Keywords: 

• Nuclear imaging • Optical imaging • Molecular imaging • PET • SPECT


Key Contacts: 

Prof. Sophie Hernot

https://icmi.research.vub.be


 

• Materials Characterisation

  

The Materials Characterisation facility provides a collection of analytical tools, that makes the characterization possible of all types of materials. These techniques provide insights from the macro- to the nanoscale, focusing on bulk and individual phases as well as surface properties and compositional mapping at high-resolution.


Keywords: 

• Surface and interface chemistry • Materials synthesis • Metals and alloy materials; • Surface engineering • Structural analysis
 

Key Contact:

Prof. Tom Hauffman

https://matchar.research.vub.be



 

• Visual and Spatial Tissue Analysis

  
  

The VSTA core facility offers in situ detection of DNA aberrations, multiplex RNA expression, point mutations (DNA/RNA/Basescope) and multiplex protein expression (immunostaining, Ultivue) with whole-slide imaging (brightfield/fluorescence) and advanced digital image analysis.


Keywords: 

• Histopathology • Histology • Microscopy • Spatial profiling


Key Contact:

Prof. Ilse Rooman

https://vsta.research.vub.be/