From disruptive research of scientific founder Benoit Vanhollebeke (WELBIO - ULB) to the development of blood-brain barrier pharmaceuticals aiming at repairing neurovascular function and neurodegenerative diseases.

Patrice Cani (WELBIO - UCLouvain) describes the properties displayed by D. welbionis, a new bacterium present in 70% of the population, that open the doors for potential treatment for type 2 diabetes, obesity and inflammatory diseases.

Pierre Close (WELBIO – ULiège) and Francesca Rapino describe how the regulation of transfer RNAs and modification of their anticodon impact the dynamics of protein synthesis and regulate protein folding and stability.

Decio Eizirik (WELBIO - ULB) et son équipe décrivent des signatures moléculaires similaires entre différentes maladies auto-immunes, identifiant des voies clés qui pourraient être ciblées pour la thérapie.

Cédric Blanpain (WELBIO – ULB) and his team identify the functions of FAT1, one of the most frequently mutated cancer gene drivers, uncovering that FAT1 mutations promote invasive features, metastasis and resistance to commonly used anti-cancer drugs

Director of the Laboratory of Stem Cells and Cancer (ULB), WELBIO investigator, Pr. Cédric Blanpain is awarded the Francqui-Collen Prize for his fundamental research in cancer and stem cells biology.

Kaneka and its Walloon subsidiary, Kaneka Eurogentec S.A., enter into a partnership with Jean-François Collet's laboratory (WELBIO - UCLouvain) by funding a new joint research group at the Duve Institute.

WELBIO lance aujourd’hui une plateforme digitale permettant aux citoyens de se déclarer volontaires pour des études cliniques relatives au Covid-19 : https://rechercheclinique.be/

These results from the team of Jean-Luc Balligand (WELBIO –  UCLouvain) pave the way for the development of more potent molecules to block aquaporin and treat heart failure more efficiently.

This jammer prevents proper regulation of sugar, causing insulin resistance in people with diabetes. Patrice Cani (WELBIO - UCLouvain) and Claude Knauf (INSERM) also discover that a lipid produced by our body helps preventing this dysfunction.

François Fuks (WELBIO – ULB) and his colleagues show the key role of a chemically modified RNA letter, hydroxymethylcytosine (hmC), during the differentiation of embryonic stem cells.

Sophie Lucas (WELBIO – UCLouvain) and her team neutralize a molecule that blocks immune responses against cancer. This novel form of immunotherapy induces tumor regressions by strongly increasing the efficacy of another well-known immunotherapy.