Interdisciplinary initiative by @imec_int, @KU_Leuven, @UZLeuven & @VIBLifeSciences aimed at decoding neurodegenerative diseases by innovative neurotechnologies

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Our first tweet! Follow us for updates on #neurodegenerative disease research & care, and join our mission to decode #dementia! The solution is within reach. Proudly powered by @imec_int (@imecVlaanderen), @LeuvenU (@KU_Leuven), @UZLeuven and @VIBLifeSciences
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One more week to submit your abstract for this exciting symposium in Edinburgh, hosted by @UKDRI in collaboration with #CURE-ND! All info here: scmnd.com
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Welcome to the LBI head quarters and looking forward working more closer together
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It's moving week! 📦 We're relocating from the imec campus to our brand new research space at Campus Gasthuisberg, just a few hundred meters away. nerf.be/en/news#/news/were-m…
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✨We are excited to announce that Prof @slinnarsson will give the opening keynote at #BrainMosaic24, focussing on the spatial organization of human brain cancer. Curious who else is coming? Check the stacked line-up here: vibbio.tech/3WRAsaO 🗓️Early bird deadline: 29 August
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Heb jij je tickets al voor Breinfestijn?🎟️ Door tickets te kopen, steun je belangrijk onderzoek & initiatieven die bijdragen aan een betere kwaliteit van leven voor mensen met een hersenaandoening 🧠 Koop dus snel je tickets & mis dit unieke event niet! kuleuven.be/brain-institute/…
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10 Jul 2024
👏 Congratulations to Prof. Patrik Verstreken (@Verstreken_Lab, @CBD_VIB) for winning the Tauopathy Challenge Workshop™️ grant from the @RCFNeuro, @CurePSP, and the @aging_mind to advance his neurodegenerative research! Read more: vibbio.tech/3zyHPvQ
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So grateful that we’ve been invited to participate in the Big Brain Theory Program! Here’s to great collaborative, inspiring & innovative projects ahead 🙌 @InstitutCerveau
For the first time, the Big Brain Theory Program (BBT) is open to our international strategic alliances. Created by Paris Brain Institute, this program is designed to foster new and bold projects addressing the next challenges in neuroscience. institutducerveau-icm.org/en…
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🎉 Great news, #LeuvenBrainInstitute is organizing for the 2x time #Breinfestijn - a fundraiser for brain research 🧠 📚A selection of our top scientists will present their research & our house band, the Big Brain Band, consisting of musician-researchers, provides the music 🎶
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#CURE-ND ECR workshop 2024 and the winners are…. best poster Arabella Bouziges @ParisBrainInst and best talk Helena Balanin @MissionLucidity. Congratulations
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3 Apr 2024
🏆 Stichting Alzheimer Onderzoek - Fondation Recherche Alzheimer selected 15 research projects from VIB this year to invest a record amount of 3️⃣ million euros! Congratulations to all 👏 @CBD_VIB @CMN_VIB @InflamResCen vibbio.tech/3TMq2aK
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28 Mar 2024
New research is crucial to understand & treat Alzheimer's, which is predicted to triple by 2050. A recent study led by @DeStrooperLab (@CBD_VIB) and @MancusoRenzo (@CMN_VIB) sheds light on the role of microglia, immune cells in the brain, in Alzheimer's.👉 vibbio.tech/49c6pyL
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Congratulations to the prize winners! 👏
#CURE-ND ECR workshop 2024 and the winners are…. best poster Arabella Bouziges @ParisBrainInst and best talk Helena Balanin @MissionLucidity. Congratulations
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What a start! Dr. Sarah Jewell (@DZNE_en) welcomed us warmly, then Dr. Monique Breteler (@DZNE_en) delivered fascinating insights on healthy aging from the Rheinland Study she's leading. Packed room! Stay tuned 😎 #CUREND @DZNE_de @UKDRI @MissionLucidity @InstitutCerveau
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Great career advice from an outstanding panel of speakers at the CURE-ND ECR workshop: ‘science gives you an unparalleled skillset, ‘build on the skills you already have’, ‘enhance your skills’, ‘stay positive’.
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Join us at MINDSEED 2024 to learn more about what #neurotech is already capable of today. Talks and debates will focus on the great potential of neurotech in medical applications and beyond. 🗓️ March 18, 2024 at 19:00 👉Group T campus Leuven More info: ntxl.org/mindseed
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28 Feb 2024
👏 Congratulations Augustine Therapeutics and Ludo Van Den Bosch (@LuVaDeBo) from @CBD_VIB for receiving a 'The ALS Association' (@alsassociation) Grant to accelerate a novel potential therapeutic option for ALS patients! Read more here: vibbio.tech/3uGd4mK
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🚨 Register now for @AlzResearchUK's 2024 conference, taking place on 19-21 March in Liverpool! A fantastic opportunity to connect with other dementia researchers & learn about exciting research taking place in the UK & beyond. Register before 3 March⬇️ buff.ly/4b64AW8

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31 Jan 2024
"This is a milestone for Neuralink, not for science." @sebhaesler puts news of chip implantation in human subjects into perspective in this nice piece by Arthur De Meyer in @Nieuwsblad_be today 👇 (article in Dutch) nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf2024013…

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❗️ Deadline extended to January 31st! What to expect from this workshop? ✔ Lots of group interactions ✔ Insightful career sessions ✔ Keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Monique Breteler on people’s health across their life span ✔ Guided tour of DZNE campus missionlucidity.com/cure-nd

Shout-out to all early-stage neurodegeneration researchers: join our next #CURE-ND workshop in Bonn, Germany 🧠🙌 🗓️ 18-20 March 2024 💡 Info & registration: lnkd.in/eqihNnvA
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Shout-out to all early-stage neurodegeneration researchers: join our next #CURE-ND workshop in Bonn, Germany 🧠🙌 🗓️ 18-20 March 2024 💡 Info & registration: lnkd.in/eqihNnvA
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