A-PECS search menu search content Spectro UV curing DIMA Spectru UV-500 The Spectro UV curing system is designed to cure UV curable materials by exposing them to UV light. It is a modular build compact oven that can handle products up to 495 x 500 mm. Ultraviolet lamps can be configured to meet spec…

Info for companies search menu search content Services and expertise Service offers Screen Printing & UV Curing Screen printing is the most popular and matured printing technology as it has been practiced in the electronics industry for quite some time. Screen printing uses a screen to transfer ink …

Enviromics search menu search content Scientific Services The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding - Leonardo Da Vinci In addition to fundamental and strategic basic research, Enviromics also offers scientific services in collaboration with industry. For these scientific services, we focus o…

Sorcha Ni Dhubhghaill unpaid guest prof. Research Sorcha Ni Dhubhghaill Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) A paradigm shifting treatment for keratoconus. 01/05/2023 - 30/04/2024 Abstract Keratoconus is a progressive disease of the cornea that is characterized by corneal thinning and out…

Hendrik Vercammen researcher Research Hendrik Vercammen Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Rock inhibitor repurposing to spark corneal endothelial regeneration. 15/10/2023 - 14/10/2024 Abstract The corneal endothelium is the interior of the cornea, comparable to the window through which…

Jurgen Joossens domain coord.- head of service Research Jurgen Joossens Research team IOF Alliance Valorisation Manager UAntwerpen - UZA 07/11/2022 - 31/12/2026 Abstract In the life sciences, several AUHA research groups collaborate with the business community on a regular basis. Some of the profess…

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A-PECS search menu search content Screen printing facilities Screen printing consists on a printing technique that uses a screen to transfer ink to a substrate. The screen has a mesh where a pattern was drawn; in this mesh there are parts that allow the passage of ink (mesh image) and others that ar…

University Fund search menu search content University Fund Today, let's care about tomorrow The University of Antwerp Fund is the driving force behind philantrophy at the University of Antwerp. Operating from a philanthropic perspective, the fund helps to put many societal issues on the map. And tha…

A-PECS search menu search content Service A-Sense Lab Service analysis The state-of-the-art equipment and associated expertise described in this section is accessible to third parties (companies, research institutions, governmental organizations) as well. The A-PECS group offers reliable qualitative…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Abstract Prof. Christine Petit Abstract Prof. Christine Petit The molecular mechanisms underlying the development and functioning of the auditory system remained virtually unknown until genetic dissection emerged as a means of accessing them. In thi…

University Fund search menu search content About University Fund Who are we? The University of Antwerp Fund is the driving force behind sponsorship at the University of Antwerp. Operating from a philanthropic perspective, the fund helps to put many societal issues on the map. And that’s important,…

Applied Engineering PhD defence Saeid Babaei PhD defence Saeid Babaei Saeid Babaei is doctor of Applied Engineering The Faculty of Applied Engineering has a new doctor! Dr. Saeid Babaei defended his doctoral thesis on the 29th of March, with professor Bart Craeye and professor Gunther Steenackers as…

Henry van de Velde search menu search content Nermin Elwakad 2022 - present Following the Footprints of Nature: Testing Biophilic Design Effects on Chemotherapy Patients’ Psycho-Physiological Conditions Promotors: Els De Vos, Ahmed Hussein Elshafey The built environment was initially invented to s…

University Fund search menu search content Alzheimer's research Support our research into dementia and Alzheimer's Dementia has an enormous impact on our aging society. Estimates say that 50 million people suffer from dementia and that, in the next decade, this number will only increase. Alzheimer's…

VAXINFECTIO search menu search content Antibiotics are becoming less and less effective in newborns, resulting in death UAntwerp research shows that antibiotics fail to save almost 1 in 4 newborns with blood poisoning If you get a bacterial infection, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics. But what …

A-PECS search menu search content News A-PECS Highlights & Awards May 2024 - Karolien was awarded the Luigi Galvani Prize of the Bioelectrochemical Society March 2024 - Noelia Felipe Montiel obtained the degree of Doctor of Science. February 2024 - Jonas Schram obtained the degree of Doctor of Scien…

Guido De Bruyne associate professor Research Guido De Bruyne Research team Product development Expertise The research focuses on product ergonomics, in which product ergonomics is approached from anthropometric 3D models, physiological 3D models and Physio-Anatomical human-product interaction. Cogni…

Applied Engineering PhD defences in 2021 Find the archive of concluded doctoral research PhD defences in 2021 Find the archive of concluded doctoral research Biologically-Inspired Radar Sensing for Robotic Perception, Navigation and SLAM (03/12/2021) Girmi Schouten Friday 3 December 2021 4 pm Promot…

Carina Koppen professor Research Carina Koppen Research team Translational Neurosciences (TNW) Expertise The Antwerp Research Group for Ocular Science (ARGOS) focuses on translational research of the anterior segment of the eye using techniques of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. We con…

Stijn Verwulgen professor Research Stijn Verwulgen Research team Product development Expertise Medical device development Ergonomics Physiology Anthropometrics Biomechanics Optimization of human-product systems benefits on bikes 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract The Province of Antwerp promotes cycli…

Albena Jordanova full professor Research Albena Jordanova Research team VIB CMN - Molecular Neurogenomics Investigation of NGS-intractable mutational classes in peripheral neurodegeneration 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Many Mendelian diseases have benefited from next-generation sequencing (NGS) …

Business and Economics Doctoral research Doctoral research Ongoing doctoral research (alphabetical order) Name PhD student Title research Supervisor(s) Abu Dayyeh Fares Public and Private Perceptions of Sea Freight intermodal competitiveness van Hassel Edwin, Vanelslander Thierry Agapito Luiz The ef…

Silvia Lenaerts Research Silvia Lenaerts Research team Expertise - Benchmarking and testing of photocatalytic technology compared to available and coming technological solutions for removal of pollutants in the gas phase. - Application specific case study and feasibility study of air purification te…

Bart Loeys full research professor Research Bart Loeys Research team Medical Genetics (MEDGEN) Elucidating the TGFß paradox in aortic aneurysmal disease: unveiling the role of endothelial cells and nitric oxide. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Impaired TGFß signaling is a defining feature of thor…