About the LIBST
The Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology brings together more than 150 research staff working in the field of biology and using molecular and cellular tools.
The general objective is to create a favorable environment for high profile research activities.
Our institute specifically aims to :
- Promote high quality basic research in the life sciences
- Promote applied projects emerging from basic research
- Attract young talented researchers and help them develop successful teams
- Favor the transfer of practical knowledge
- Favor the setting up of interdisciplinary projects
- Improve the scientific training of young researchers
- Set up technological platforms available to the scientific community
Here is a comprehensive summary of the LIBST's research scope, including this year's key numbers :
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A video presentation of the LIBST
A video presentation of the LIBST
News
2026-07-08
Alexandre Dusart (InBr) wins best oral presentation award
Congratulations to Alexandre Dusart on receiving the Best Oral PhD Presentation Award at the International Symposium on Challenges in Food Flavor and Volatile Compounds Analysis in Poznań, Poland!His
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2026-03-23
Dysbiosis metabolites hijack a quorum-sensing receptor in beneficial streptococci
Microbial dysbiosis alters chemical cues in the oral microbiome, but how commensals sense these changes is unclear.
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2026-03-11
Eléonore Cassiers (BGM) wins the 2026 Adrien Bauchau prize
Congratulations to Eléonore Cassiers (BGM lab, promotor : Patrice Soumillion), who won this year's Adrien Bauchau award for the best BBMC master thesis, titled « Conversion of a DD-peptidase into a β-
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