Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2021 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2021 Departement Farmaceutische Wetenschappen Public defence Bahaa Shaqour 15/02/2022 - Can 3D printing technologies advance the production of drug delivery systems? - D…

Yanou Fishel predoc researcher FWO Research Yanou Fishel Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Cleaving Rubbers: A (Dis)Solution to the Emerging Tyre Waste Problem. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Rubbers, although widely used in society, are traditionall…

Iris Cornet hoofddocent BioWAVE - Industrial Biotechnology / Iris Cornet Research overview The industrial biotechnology research at BioWAVE_IB is directed to using the biorefinery approach (microorganisms, enzymes and, sometimes, chemicals) for the valorisation of industrial side-streams for the pro…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Research projects Catalytic detoxification of lignocellulosic hydrolysate - PhD Valentin Sóti Lignocellulose-ethanol conversion is an interesting and intensely researched area of biochemical engineering. The need for an …

Iris Cornet associate professor BioWAVE - Industrial Biotechnology / Iris Cornet Research overview The industrial biotechnology research at BioWAVE_IB is directed to using the biorefinery approach (microorganisms, enzymes and, sometimes, chemicals) for the valorisation of industrial side-streams for…

The Girl search search content The Girl Research by AXIS Macroscopic and microscopic X-ray diffraction scanning In-depth research into Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring involved macro-XRF and macro-XRPD scans In March 2018, Vermeers iconic painting ''The Girl with the Pearl Earring'' was examine…

Christophe Vande Velde associate professor Research Christophe Vande Velde Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Expertise My expertise is situated in organic synthesis and structure determination, in the framework of structure-activity relationships, phys…

Koen Augustyns full professor Research Koen Augustyns Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Expertise Koen Augustyns (°13/09/1965) obtained his Master and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the KU Leuven, Belgium in 1988 and 1992 respectively. After postdoctoral stays at the University of Antwerp…

International Design Workshop Week search menu search content Workshops #1 Linking Bodies of Water By Maria Mazzanti & Anna Bierler "Even while in constant motion, water is also a planetary archive of meaning and matter. To drink a glass of water is to ingest the ghosts of bodies that haunt that wat…

Intelligence in Processes, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents search menu search content Projects of the iPRACS research group Ongoing projects Design for circularity: fluorescent tagging of polyols to aid polyurethane recycling. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Polyurethane (PU) foams are all around u…

Pieter Billen associate professor Research Pieter Billen Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Expertise Sustainability assessment based on life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA), applied to design and evaluatie material cycles in e…

Jan De Beenhouwer associate research professor Research Jan De Beenhouwer Research team Vision lab Expertise In X-ray computed tomography (CT), X-ray images of a sample are taken from hundreds to thousands of angles and subsequently used to form a 3D reconstruction of the sample, including many inte…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Exposomics: A holistic approach to assess environmental exposures and their impact on endocrine and metabolic disorders (EXPOSOME 2.0). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Background: The exposome encompasses the totality of envi…

Adrian Covaci full professor Research Adrian Covaci Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise The Toxicological Center has built up in the last 20 years expertise related to analytical toxicology, forensic toxicology and environmental toxicology research field. More specifically, the expertise of…

EnviroStress search menu search content Outreach activities, conferences and courses Media, conferences, courses, etc. The EnviroStress consortium engages in a wide range of outreach activities, a selection of which are listed below In the media 2020 Lieven Bervoets (SPHERE) on the airline industry …

Koen Janssens full professor Research Koen Janssens Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Expertise -Structural analysis and analysis of mixtures of crystalline compounds by means of milli-beam X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) in the l…

Karolien De Wael full research professor Research Karolien De Wael Research team Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) Expertise photo-electrocatalysis, (bio)sensor development, electrochemical sensors,fundamental electrochemical studies,material degradation studies,organic e…

Medicinal Chemistry search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Development of chemical tools for deciphering the virulent roles of Streptococcus pneumoniae HtrA protease. 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2027 Abstract Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, with…

Jan Sijbers full professor Research Jan Sijbers Research team Vision lab Expertise Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) : development of novel image reconstruction, processing, and analysis methods MRI. In particular: - diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (DTI, DWI) - diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) -…

imec - Vision Lab search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Alliance for multidimensional and multidisciplinary neuroscience (µNEURO). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Owing to their high spatiotemporal resolution and non-invasive nature, (bio)medical imaging technologies have become key…