February 03, 2025
Biotech start-ups will see more venture capital (VC) investment this year, according to Annick Verween, who leads Biotope, an incubator set up by the Flemish Institute of Biotechnology. “Part of this is a prediction, and part of this is a very strong hope,” she told Science|Business.
November 07, 2024
In two months from now, KeyGene and Sanya Yazhou Bay Innovation Research Co. Ltd. will organize the first edition of CropIB Asia in Sanya, Hainan, China.
September 24, 2024
Book your ticket before December 1, 2025 and get a 100,- EURO discount on a full conference ticket.
Use couponcode QUICKCROPIB2025 upon registration!
March 28, 2024
Presentations and abstracts 2024 available!
March 21, 2024
Sofico Gent Marathon is once again descending on Ghent and its surroundings in 2024. On Sunday 24 March, around 15 000 sports fans will run through Ghent. The course will be made traffic-free during the runners' passage (start 10K at 9.30am, start half marathon and marathon at 10am).
March 14, 2024
biotope by VIB aims to lower the barriers for promising biotech startup ideas by offering personalized support, a network of industry, science & investment experts, high-tech facilities (labs and greenhouse), and a €250K preseed ticket in cash.
March 05, 2024
Plant phenotyping, crucial for crop improvement and sustainable agriculture, has undergone a transformative shift with the integration of drones. This article explores the benefits of drone-based phenotyping, spotlighting an innovative approach that considerably reduces data acquisition cost.
February 16, 2024
The VIB Agro-Incubator is a service facility, associated with the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, where both industrial and academic researchers are welcome to test and accelerate the development of new crop varieties, crop protection products or biostimulants on a large scale.