KU Leuven Research & Development

Science is everywhere! And so are the scientific innovations developed at our university. They found their way to society through a process of technology transfer, which we at KU Leuven Research & Development are happy to support. Curious to know which KU Leuven innovations you encounter in your everyday lives? Watch the video below for a – far from exhaustive – introduction! #DVDW2022 #techtransfer

Want to join our #ATMP event on December 10? Last call for registrations! 📣 In two weeks, KU Leuven researchers and companies active in the niche domain of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) can join forces at our matchmaking event in Heverlee. On the program of the event are talks by leading experts in the field – both from industry and academia – followed by a networking reception and the opportunity to connect with new contacts through Conversation Starter. --- Practical information: 📅 Tuesday 10 December 2024 📍 @Bio-Incubator (Gaston Geenslaan 3, Heverlee) 🕒 Welcome from 17:30 🎤 Full program and registration: https://lnkd.in/eNpvHq5F The event is free of charge, but registration is required before December 3rd! ‘Know your niche’ is an initiative by KU Leuven Research & Development and Smart Hub Vlaams-Brabant, supported by MEDVIA and flanders.bio. #matchmaking #teamup #innovation

Have you ever seen this many people at an event about #compliance? 😉 Yesterday, about two hundred technology transfer and IOF (Industrieel Onderzoeksfonds) colleagues from the five Flemish universities gathered at Museum M in Leuven, to participate in the yearly #TTOFlanders networking event. The main topic of the day: regulatory compliance. Or in other words: doing things right, while doing the right thing! 🌍 A university is indeed the place par excellence where innovations can emerge in an ethical, correct way. The keynotes, panel discussion and workshops at the event all centered around that idea. The event was organized by KU Leuven Research & Development, with the support of UAntwerpen Valorisation Office, UGent TechTransfer Office, UHasselt Tech Transfer and VUB TechTransfer . Already looking forward to next year in Antwerp! 👍 #innovation #networking #techtransfer

As correctly stated by UCB, Belgium's collaborative ecosystem is at the core of our country's success in healthcare and pharmaceutical innovation. 💊 👩⚕️ Curious how our university collaborates with leading companies such as UCB? Then check the video below, featuring one of our tech transfer colleagues! 📽️ #innovation #researchcollaboration

Ready to team up with researchers/companies in the field of #ATMP? 🤝🧬 On December 10, KU Leuven scientists and business professionals active in the domain of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP) can join forces at our free matchmaking event in Heverlee. On the program of the event, that starts at 17:30, are talks by Evelien Stalmeijer (eXmoor pharma), Bart Geers (KU Leuven Research & Development), and other experts, followed by a networking reception and the opportunity to establish contacts through the Conversation Starter platform. --- Practical information: 📅 Tuesday 10 December 2024 📍 @ Bio-Incubator (Gaston Geenslaan 3, Heverlee) 🕒 Welcome from 17:30 🎤 Full program: https://lnkd.in/eNpvHq5F The event is free of charge, but registration is required before December 3rd. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-5EWWjv ‘Know your niche’ is an initiative by KU Leuven Research & Development and Smart Hub Vlaams-Brabant, supported by MEDVIA and flanders.bio. #matchmaking #teamup #innovation

📣 We are hiring a Preclinical Development Manager specialized in #ATMPs! In the context of our unique and brand new translational hub ‘Multithera’ – aimed at the development and clinical translation of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products – KU Leuven Research & Development is looking for a Preclinical Development Manager (#CMC). Do you hold a master’s or PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, (Bioscience) Engineering or are you equivalent through experience? Do you have a proven track record in handling the non-clinical aspects of innovative cell and gene therapies? 🧫🧬 And does this job description appeal to you? ✔️ Offering ad-hoc non-clinical safety support and guidance on program development to partners and clients across a wide range of ATMPs ✔️ Planning, designing, and executing non-clinical studies sponsored by Multithera or its partners, including GLP regulatory toxicology ✔️ Managing the selection and monitoring of contract providers, and ensuring compliance with project plans and budgets ✔️ Supporting business development efforts through participation in meetings, conferences, proposal preparation, and grant application writing Then check out our vacancy for more information. The deadline to apply is December 5. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJpeZPER We hope to meet you soon! #joboffer #vacancy #researchvalorization

📣 We are hiring a Portfolio Manager for an innovation investment fund! 📣 At KU Leuven Research & Development, we are looking for a Portfolio Manager for the Leuven Future Fund (LFF): a fund dedicated to supporting transformative biomedical platforms with the potential to revolutionize biomedicine, while achieving ambitious business outcomes. 🔬 📈 Do you combine a master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Biomedical Sciences or a related field with experience in investment analysis and project management? Do you have strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of financial modeling and risk assessment? And does the following job description fit you? ✔️ Identifying and supporting growth-stage pioneering biomedical innovation platforms at KU Leuven and UZ Leuven ✔️ Following up on valorization milestones of the funded platforms ✔️ Developing investment theses aligned with the fund’s strategic goals ✔️ Engaging with stakeholders such as researchers, industry partners, the funding and investor community, entrepreneurs and academic leaders Then go to our vacancy for more information. The deadline to apply is December 4. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eJGqNqA5 We hope to hear from you soon! #joboffer #vacancy #researchvalorization

Identify, invent, and … implement! 🚦 Those are the three steps of the #Biodesign method developed by Stanford University to come up with innovative solutions for unmet medical needs in healthcare. In their project #Design4Health, young professionals Defne Kincir, Robrecht Abts and Marie Verougstraete applied this method to identify an unmet need at UZ Leuven, for which they invented and – in a next step – will implement a smart and viable solution. Curious about the health-related point of improvement they've spotted? Read all about it in the latest edition of ‘Economie werkt’ by the province of Flemish-Brabant. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXyuWMhH Design4Health is a project by Health House vzw, KU Leuven Research & Development, UZ Leuven and the Faculteit Geneeskunde KU Leuven Faculty of Medicine, with the support of Smart Hub Vlaams-Brabant. #innovation #researchvalorization #LRD

Ever wondered why an EV’s motor sometimes makes an annoying sound? ⚡🚘 Within the H2020-project #ECODRIVE coordinated by KU Leuven, 13 young researchers pondered this issue and started to develop technologies for safer, cleaner, and quieter vehicle powertrains. In this European project featuring industrial partners from the automotive industry, our KU Leuven Mecha(tro)nic System Dynamics (LMSD) team tackled technical challenges related to noise, vibration and harshness (#NVH) in eco-powertrains, addressing both combustion engines and electric motors. By employing state-of-the-art simulation and testing methods, the project has facilitated the further development of road transport safety in Europe. 🦺 What’s more: the project served as a launch pad for the researchers involved, who now have the necessary skills to become the next generation of NVH experts for the transport industry. 🤔 Curious to know how this all works? In a recent interview on the European Commission’s CORDIS-website (Publications Office of the European Union), our industrial research manager Bert Pluymers does the whole story. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSgBaSfY -- The ECO DRIVE project received support from our European and International Government Funding Unit at #LRD, which ensured European regulations were applied correctly. -- #innovation #researchvalorization

An AI-tool for the classroom, developed at KU Leuven, can win €125,000! 👩🏫 But we need your help for this: just a few clicks and one minute of your time. 🙏 1️⃣ Go to https://lnkd.in/ebm7icCf 2️⃣ Scroll down and click ‘Stem nu’ 3️⃣ Select the KU Leuven-project ‘Automatische en gepersonaliseerde feedback bij informaticawetenschappen’ 4️⃣ Select two other projects that complete your top 3 5️⃣ Fill out some information about yourself and cast your vote! ✔️ The project is an initiative by eTeacher: a venture headed by professor Tom Schrijvers (Department of Computer Science). For the course of Information Sciences in secondary education, eTeacher has developed an AI tool that gives personalized feedback to pupils, thus allowing teachers to use their expertise in a more focused way. Their project is now in the final round for the prestigious #Amai! prize: an initiative by the Flemish government to inform citizens on AI, and that awards the most innovative AI tools in Flanders. From the very beginning, the entrepreneurial researchers behind eTeacher were guided by KU Leuven Research & Development to bring their innovative platform to society. More information on their venture: https://lnkd.in/ePz-3iQ4 #researchvalorization #techtransfer #LRD