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VIB

Founded in 1995 and operational since 1996, the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) in Flanders, Belgium, stands as a testament to the Flemish government's commitment to advancing life sciences research. As a prominent member of EU-LIFE, VIB is dedicated to fostering excellence in the field of life sciences and leveraging research outcomes for economic growth.

VIB's mission encapsulates conducting groundbreaking biomolecular research for scientific and societal enrichment.

Its strategic objectives include:

  • Pioneering in strategic basic research.
  • Implementing a robust technology transfer policy for consumer and patient benefit.
  • Disseminating scientific knowledge to the general public.

Field of study/sector

  • Healthcare, Biomedical Sciences & Sports
  • Higher Education & Research

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Scheduled courses

Machine learning and deep learning fundamentals

18 November 2026

Workshop - Leuven - VIB, Training geselecteerd in de Belgische AI Factory Antenna (AIFA)

Agentic coding with GitHub Copilot

3 December 2026

Workshop - Gent - VIB, Training geselecteerd in de Belgische AI Factory Antenna (AIFA)

Past courses

Introduction to AI and Machine Learning for Biomedical Research

18 November 2025

training course - online - KU Leuven, VUB, UHasselt, UGent, VAIA

Machine Learning and AI Summer School

24 August 2025

Summerschool - Geetbets - VIB

Reproducible Data Analysis: an Essential Capability in Modern Science

28 February 2025

course - Ghent - Ghent University, VIB

Research Software Engineers Day - Coding with AI

5 December 2024

conference - Brussels - VIB

Spatial omics

13 June 2024

conference - Ghent - VIB

Applied Bioinformatics in Life Sciences

7 March 2024

conference - Leuven - VIB

A tour of machine learning: classification

14 November 2022

2-day workshop - Ghent - VIB Training

Introduction to AI and Machine Learning for Biomedical Research

11 October 2021

introduction course - online -VAIA

Paarse robot ster Collier

James Collier

Bioinformatics tool developer at VIB

Blauwe robot Raes

Jeroen Raes

KU Leuven, VIB

Roze robot hartje Partel

Gabriele Partel

postdoctoral researcher at VIB/KU-Leuven

Yvan Saeys Saeys

Yvan Saeys

Ghent University, VIB

Stein Aerts Aerts

Stein Aerts

VIB, KU Leuven

Sven Degroeve Degroeve

Sven Degroeve

Ghent University, VIB