News Archive

You first Eures job
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 (EN)
The Eures job portal offers more than 1M vacancies and provide information about working abroad.
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Liege Science Park
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 (FR)
Sart-up based in the Liege Science Park STX MEd aims at serving the human through electronics.
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New Life Science park to be build in the Netherlands
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 (EN)
The Dutch gouvernment supports the coming of a new Life Science park in the Netherlands.
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THE CREATIVE ECONOMY: A NEW ERA FOR INNOVATION
Bruxelles Mon, 21 Nov 2011 (EN)
The HEC-ULg conference "The Creative economy: a new era for innovation" offers the opportunity for people from different horizons to meet, interact and exchange on issues related to creativity, innovation, sustainabilty, “design thinking”, or new business and education models.
The diversity of the themes that will be addressed contribute to build a rich program that can resonate among all the participants. International speakers will share their experience on innovation and creativity and provide new insights by presenting various organizational and institutional perspectives on these issues.
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MasterClass@WorldCreativityForum 2011
Hasselt Thu, 17 Nov 2011 (EN)
The Master Class brings Bachelor, Master and PhD students or job applicants from the broad field of Life Sciences in face-to-face contact with high innovative companies from our Euregio.
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8th project call from Biowin by the Wallon Government
Gosselies Thu, 10 Nov 2011 (FR)
All information about project in R&D and innovation platform.
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Night of the companies
Aachen Wed, 09 Nov 2011 (EN)
Meet the Vividlinks.eu team in Aachen and join the Night of the companies for free.
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GIGA 2 opens soon in Liège
Liège Fri, 28 Oct 2011 (FR)
The research center GIGA, which lies in the center of the CHU of Liège, extends its activities via a new building just outdoor.
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JOINT CLINICAL RESEARCH
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 (NL)
The faculties of medicine at the University of Hasselt, the Jessa hospital in Hasselt and the East Limburg Hospital from Genk have launched the Limburg Clinical Research program UHasselt-ZOL-Jessa.
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NOBEL WORK CONTINUED
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 (EN)
His work is being continued, at the Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED) at the University of Hasselt, for the treatment of multiple sclerosis
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Medical Innovation in Liège
Liege Tue, 04 Oct 2011 (FR)
A new company starts its activity in the region of Liege
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Invitation Workshop - Bringing cancer research into business (24/11/2011, Genk)
Genk Thu, 22 Sep 2011 (NL)
FlandersBio and LifetecZONe kindly invite you to the second EPII workshop: Bringing cancer research into business on 24 November 2011 (from 12:30 pm onwards) in Genk
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PhD research presentation
Liège Mon, 19 Sep 2011 (FR)
The PhD council proposes new transversal trainings for PhD student and young doctors.
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Vividlinks.eu Promotion Tour #1: Maastricht
Liege Mon, 19 Sep 2011 (EN)
We had a sunny september day and a lot of fun putting the hats on the seats. Next stops will be Leuven, Eindhoven and Aachen.
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Brains Unlimited, become a NeuroPartner
MECC Maastricht Thu, 15 Sep 2011 (NL)
To bring the Neuroscience community together; key scientists, clinicians and entrepreneurs will come together on Thursday October 20th to
discuss the opportunities arising from the Brains Unlimited initiative.
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Making matter Come Alive
Wed, 14 Sep 2011 (EN)
Before life existed on Earth, there was just matter, inorganic dead "stuff." How improbable is it that life arose? And -- could it use a different type of chemistry? Using an elegant definition of life (anything that can evolve), chemist Lee Cronin is exploring this question by attempting to create a fully inorganic cell using a "Lego kit" of inorganic molecules -- no carbon -- that can assemble, replicate and compete.
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Amakem raises €18m
Diepenbeek Tue, 06 Sep 2011 (NL)
Amakem NV announced it has raised €18m with a syndicate of leading life sciences investors to advance its ophthalmology drug development
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Bio-Plus Safety Pharmacology receives an IWT* research grant for its research project in cardiovascular safety pharmacology.
Mol Wed, 10 Aug 2011 (EN)
Bio-Plus Safety Pharmacology is a contract research organization specialized in
cardiovascular safety studies in the anaesthetized guinea-pigs, a well-documented and
validated model for the evaluation of drug-induced effects on the QT interval.
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CIM is going to ensconce itself at the CHU Liège.
Liège Mon, 01 Aug 2011 (FR)
CIM is going to ensconce itself at the CHU Liège.CIM has the aim to develop competences in translational medecine and to reunite scientists and clinicians.
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Prepare yourself for a different Wallonia!
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 (FR)
Suite à la «note de base» rendue publique et proposée aux partis politiques le 4 juillet par le formateur Elio Di Rupo, l'Union Wallonne des Entreprises appelle à la mobilisation régionale...
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call for innovating projects in Hainaut
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 (FR)
Novallia calls for innovating projects in Hainaut. Deadline is september 2011.
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20 profs de management débarquent dans votre salon ...
Bruxelles Thu, 14 Jul 2011 (FR)
Online Executive Master in Management :
Une formation de manager à 80% à distance!

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6 steps for your successful career
Wallonia Wed, 13 Jul 2011 (FR)
L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur, dit le proverbe… Pourquoi dès lors nous efforçons-nous tellement à en avoir ?
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2 years with 3 Business schools!
Liège- Bruxelles- Louvain-la-Neuve Tue, 05 Jul 2011 (FR)
Online Excutive Master in Management is a full training for future managers! It's organised 80% online!
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Working in logistics with a Life Science diploma?
Wallonia Thu, 23 Jun 2011 (FR)
You're finished with your life science studies and you still want new challenges? Find a job in another domain using your life science competences. What about logistics?
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Dealing with emotions can be learned!
Liège Thu, 16 Jun 2011 (FR)
How to deal with emotions? According to Michel Hansenne's and Delphine Nélis' survey everybody can learn it!
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European funding of research and innovation projects: opportunities for wallonian SMBs
Louvain-la-Neuve Thu, 16 Jun 2011 (FR)
NCP-Wallonie organizes workshop on opportunities for SMBs and potential research and innovation projects.
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Augmentation of Capital Utéron
Liège Thu, 16 Jun 2011 (FR)
Utéron Pharma augmented its capital up to 12 millions euro
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MDxHealth and Merck KGaA extend Agreement for use of MGMT Assay in Brain Cancer Clinical Trials
Liège Tue, 14 Jun 2011 (FR)
MDxHealth and Merck KGaA have announced their extended collaboration to continue a phase III clinical trial related to brain tumors.
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ZinMedical Europe to Maastricht Health Campus
Maastricht Wed, 27 Apr 2011 (NL)
The American company ZinMedical has opened their office at the BioPartner Center Maastricht. ZinMedical Europe BV has developed a wireless remote patient monitoring system to monitor heart patients. The product was developed by ZIN Technologies, the Cleveland Clinic and NASA.
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DSM announces new President of DSM Netherlands
Heerlen Wed, 27 Apr 2011 (EN)
Mr. Jos Schneiders (1951) has requested –for personal reasons- to retire as President of DSM Netherlands in July 2011. Mr. Schneiders has had a long and successful career with DSM of almost 35 years in various roles.
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Skills3 and Vividlinks.eu successful at the Biomedica Summit 2011!
Eindhoven Mon, 18 Apr 2011 (EN)
On the first day of Biomedica, Skills3 organized a very successful Master Class to bring Bachelor, Master and PhD students or job applicants from the broad field of Life Sciences into face-to-face contact with high innovative companies and scientific recruitment intermediates from our Euregio.
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MDxHealth Appoints New Scientific Advisory Board
liège Fri, 25 Mar 2011 (EN)
The SAB members will assist management in the development of current pipeline programs, as well as advise on new directions for the application of MDxHealth's technology platform.
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Last Chance - Master Class -Sign in! INVITATION
Eindhoven Tue, 22 Mar 2011 (EN)
Do you want to meet top innovative companies? Do want to investigate your future career perspectives? Apply for Master Class !
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Spot on Biotechnology Business
NRW Thu, 17 Mar 2011 (EN)
Brochure from the Cluster Biotechnology North Rhine-Westphalia
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Join the Vividlinks.eu workshop at the LSCE
Maastricht Wed, 23 Feb 2011 (EN)
The Life Sciences Career Event (LSCE) is an event organized by and for students in the field of Life Sciences, with the aim of broadening the horizon with respect to career opportunities. Vividlinks.eu organizes a workshop about teamwork.
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MDxHealth SA (NYSE Euronext: MDXH), today announced results of operations for the full year 2010.
Liège, Belgium Mon, 21 Feb 2011 (EN)
MDxHealth SA (NYSE Euronext: MDXH), a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of personalized cancer treatment, today announced results of operations for the full year 2010.
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Two scholarships available: PhD at IDS-FunMat
Liège/Bordeaux Wed, 02 Feb 2011 (EN)
IDS-FunMat is searching for two candidates interested to undertake a PhD thesis
funded by the Erasmus Mundus Program IDS FunMat.
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MDxHealth Biomarkers Used in Successful Testing of Predictive Biosciences' Bladder Cancer Assay
Liège, Belgium Fri, 28 Jan 2011 (EN)
MDxHealth SA (NYSE Euronext: MDXH), a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of personalized cancer treatment, today announced that its partner, Predictive Biosciences, will present data from testing of a non-invasive bladder cancer diagnostic assay that incorporates two MDxHealth DNA methylation biomarkers, NID2 and TWIST.
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Bio Club 2011 - coming lectures
Aachen/Maastricht/Bornem Tue, 25 Jan 2011 (EN)
"Biotechnology in Health:
Theragnostics - The Role of Biomarkers"
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Formation de manager en 2 ans à distance: dernières places 2011 disponibles
Bruxelles- Liège -Louvain la Neuve Wed, 19 Jan 2011 (FR)
Vous cherchez une formation en management de haute qualité pour vous ou vos collaborateurs? Vous cherchez aussi une formule qui offre une grande souplesse d’organisation ?
3 Business Schools belges proposent l'«Online Executive Master in Management», un programme en Management, à distance
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Brain Voyager ERC Grant
Maastricht Mon, 03 Jan 2011 (EN)
Rainer Goebel, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience of Maastricht University has been awarded a prestigious 2.5-million European grant for his research into the functional organization of the human brain. He is the first scientist of Maastricht University to be awarded an advanced grant from the European Research Council (ERC). His co-scientist, Alexander Sack, received a ‘starting grant’ from this same European Research Council earlier this year.
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DSM anti-infectives/Sinochem
Heerlen Mon, 03 Jan 2011 (EN)
DSM has announced that it has reached an agreement with Sinochem Group to form a 50/50 global joint venture for its business group DSM Anti-Infectives. The transaction is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals (including approvals from regulatory authorities in China) and customary clearances from competition authorities in the EU and elsewhere.
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PathoFinder BV sluit marketing deal met Life Technologies
Maastricht Wed, 15 Dec 2010 (NL)
PathoFinder, producent van innovatieve DNA testen voor infectieziekten en winnaar van de MKB Limburg Innovatieprijs 2010, heeft een overeenkomst gesloten met het Amerikaanse bedrijf Life Technologies voor de marketing en verkoop van twee producten voor het aantonen van verwekkers van luchtweginfecties en longontsteking. Met deze producten, de RespiFinder 15 en RespiFinder 19, kan in een enkele test binnen 7 uur worden vastgesteld welk virus of bacterie verantwoordelijk is voor de infectie.
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Matchmaking conference 8 February 2011. Turn knowledge into economie value, together. Register now.
Maastricht Thu, 09 Dec 2010 (EN)
Valorisation of knowledge is an important goal of the Maastricht Health Campus. To enable entrepreneurs, investigators and health professionals to meet each other, to exchange knowledge and ideas, and to develop new plans and projects together, we organise a matchmaking conference on February 8 2011.
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CARIM discovers heart failure gen
Maastricht Thu, 09 Dec 2010 (NL)
Researchers at the Maastricht University Medical Center have succeeded in precisely locating the gene that lies at the basis of the development of heart failure. It is the microRNA-199b gene. They also discovered how this gene can be disabled.
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Submit your abstract for Knowledge for Growth 2011
Ghent Wed, 08 Dec 2010 (EN)
The call for scientific abstracts for Knowledge for Growth 2011, taking place on 5 May 2011 in the ICC ghent, is now open. (Deadline 22/12/2010)
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Management at an International level
Liège Thu, 02 Dec 2010 (EN)
Strategic intelligence is at the heart of the HEC ULg School of Management MBA program
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MDxHealth Licenses Methylation Technology to Takara Bio Inc. for Scientific Research Market
liège Mon, 29 Nov 2010 (EN)
MDxHealth SA (NYSE Euronext: MDXH), a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of personalized cancer treatment, today announced that it has granted a non-exclusive worldwide license for its patented methylation specific PCR (MSP) technology to Takara Bio Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4974.T).
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Need to boost your career with a training manager?
Liège, Louvain-la-Neuve, Bruxelles Thu, 25 Nov 2010 (FR)
The Online Executive Master in Management: An education on distance in management with 3 Belgian business schools (HEC-ULg, Solvay, LSM)
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MDxHealth Licenses Biomarkers for Bladder Cancer to Predictive Biosciences
Liège, Belgium Mon, 22 Nov 2010 (EN)
MDxHealth SA (NYSE Euronext: MDXH), a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of personalized cancer treatment, today announced that it has agreed to out-license certain DNA methylation biomarkers to Predictive Biosciences (Lexington, MA) for diagnostic applications in bladder cancer.
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From Research to Business
Belgium Fri, 19 Nov 2010 (FR)
Une formation courte pour vous aider à transfomer vos recherches en business.
A short training to help you turn your research into business.
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Medtronic Launches European Web Portal to Stimulate Medical Technology Innovation
Tolochenaz Wed, 17 Nov 2010 (EN)
Medtronic today launched Medtronic Eureka, a European web-based portal for medical technology innovation designed to help physicians and medical technology inventors to bring their innovative ideas to life.
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Find Out 3
Euregio Wed, 10 Nov 2010 (EN)
Find Out 3, the November issue of the Vividlinks.eu newsletter. Read the story of the HR seminar on Talent Creation and Retention and get to meet another community member. Read about interesting facts & figures, news and events.
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Vividlinks.eu at "Nacht der Unternehmen"
Thu, 04 Nov 2010 (NL)
If you want to know about job oppurtunities in the Euregio Mheuse-Rhine, the latest Life Sciences news...
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Une approche innovante de l’être humain et des organisations
Brussels Thu, 04 Nov 2010 (FR)
L’Institute of NeuroCognitivism (INC) a pour mission de transmettre les connaissances et les compétences liées au comportement humain telles que proposées par le modèle de l’Approche Neurocognitive et Comportementale (A.N.C.).
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3ème appel à projets IMI
Liège, Belgium Thu, 28 Oct 2010 (FR)
Le 3ème appel à projets IMI vient d'être lancé. Vous pouvez en prendre connaissance
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Vividlinks.eu on ScieCon NRW 27.10.2010
Aachen Tue, 26 Oct 2010 (NL)
Vividlinks.eu on ScieCon NRW 27.10.2010
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Subsidies for 'blood spot' project
Maastricht Tue, 26 Oct 2010 (NL)
A €1.9 million subsidy is granted to Medical Field Lab (MFL) for the project ‘blood spot’. The grant will be used for the implementation of an automation process and to search for new ways to determine multiple diseases / drug concentrations in the blood via the ‘dried bloodspot’ method. The total subsidy is for an amount of €3.8 million and is granted by the Province of Brabant and Limburg.
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Large inflatable intestine in the MUMC
Maastricht Tue, 26 Oct 2010 (NL)
A large inflatable intestine is touring along Dutch hospitals to highlight the importance of early detection of colorectal cancer. People can walk through the intestine to see how intestinal polyps and other abnormalities look like. You can check out the inflatable intestine until November 1 in the lobby of the hospital.
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456.000 euro for cancer research
Leuven/Hasselt Tue, 26 Oct 2010 (EN)
Leuven/Hasselt – The project will be managed by the Academic centre of general medical practice (ACHG) of the University of Leuven and is a collaboration between different departments of the Academic hospital Gasthuisberg, the Limburg Cancer Foundation (LIKAS), the Limburg Oncologic Centre (LOC), Hasselt University, the department of general medical practice of Maastricht University and the departments of Oncology of the hospitals of Maastricht and Heerlen. The three years during project aims at improving the care of older cancer patients.
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Europe needs researchers - The JRC is recruiting
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 (EN)
On 30 September 2010, the JRC launched jobs competition through the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) in order to enhance its scientific support to EU policy making. Over 270 successful candidates will be retained on reserve lists to meet the JRC's needs in the coming years. Recruitment possibilities exist at the JRC’s research institutes, located in Italy (Ispra), Spain (Seville), the Netherlands (Petten), Germany (Karlsruhe) and Belgium (Geel).
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MDxHealth Outlines New Strategy
Liege, Belgium Tue, 19 Oct 2010 (EN)

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Master Class Skills³ - Register now!
Euregio Mon, 11 Oct 2010 (EN)
The Master Class offers you as a student or young professional in Life Sciences the perfect opportunity to learn about the companies in your region and to meet them personally. We developed an attractive program in which you can improve your presentation skills that are necessary for a successful job interview. Several companies will offer you their workshops so you can enhance your curriculum with knowledge, insights and experiences that thes e companies find important. Seize the opportunity to participate to their workshops!
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OncoMethylome Sciences Changes its Name to MDxHealth
DURHAM, NC, USA & LIEGE, BELGIUM Wed, 06 Oct 2010 (EN)
OncoMethylome Sciences SA today announced that its Extraordinary General Shareholders'Meeting passed the resolution on the proposed name change of the company to MDxHealth SA.
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Concours poster pour le Biowin Day
Louvain-la-Neuve Fri, 24 Sep 2010 (FR)
BioWin innove en lançant un concours de posters. Réservé aux jeunes chercheurs des entreprises et des laboratoires universitaires et non-universitaires, ce concours doit permettre d’attribuer 2 prix (1 industriel et 1 académique) aux meilleurs travaux présentés. Ces prix seront dotés de € 500,- chacun. Ils seront remis lors de la session de clôture du BioWin Day.

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Logistics in Wallonia
Liège, Belgium Wed, 22 Sep 2010 (FR)
Liège demain ASBL", "Logistics in Wallonia" et l’Institut Saint-Laurent Promotion Sociale vous invitent à la Soirée thématique "La Biologistique : de nouveaux emplois à Liège !".
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training on China-Europe cultural differences
Liège, Belgium Wed, 22 Sep 2010 (FR)

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Vividlinks.eu on the Dechema 21.9 - 23.9.2010
Aachen. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 (EN)
Vividlinks.eu on the Dechema 21.9 - 23.9.2010
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Arcarios B.V. announces final closing of seed-financing round Rotterdam
Rotterdam (The Netherlands) / Diepenbeek (Belgium) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 (EN)
Rotterdam (The Netherlands) / Diepenbeek (Belgium) – September 8, 2010 - Dutch biotech company Arcarios B.V. announces successful completion of a seed-financing round. An international syndicate of investors has funded the company to further develop its lead programs in the field of osteoarthritis and bone diseases.
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Lonza Acquires Viral Vaccine and Vector Manufacturer Vivante GMP Solutions
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 (EN)
Lonza expands its custom service platform to viral vaccines and gene therapy vectors.
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Vividlinks and LifetecZONe exhibiting at the Health and Technology Congress 2010
Roermond Thu, 02 Sep 2010 (EN)
The Health and Technology Congress 2010 on innovation in medical technologies is dedicated to current and future needs in healthcare, the technological opportunities to meet those needs and the conditions to translate innovations into successful new products. The theme: "Medical devices for human care'.
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Invitation to the Skills³ HR Seminar on 'Talent Creation and Retention'
Liege Mon, 30 Aug 2010 (EN)
Skills³invites you to the third Life Sciences HR-seminar on the 30th of September in Liège. The focus will be on “Talent creation and retention.”
We have the honor to welcome Jean Stéphenne, President and Chairman of GSK Biologicals and Dr. Jan Van der Vurst, specialist leadership development at Kenaz, as our guest speakers. Everybody who is dealing with HR or recruitment in Life Sciences is welcome to participate.
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Researchers from Liège work on the definition of habitability of planets...
Liege, Belgium Thu, 26 Aug 2010 (FR)
Researchers from Liège work on the definition of habitability of planets... More and more scientists think that life is not restricted to our planet: if favorable conditions exist somewhere else in the universe, why wouldn't there be life there as well ?
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OncoMethylome Sciences Reports 2010 Half-Year Results and Announces New Strategy
Liege, Belgium Thu, 26 Aug 2010 (EN)

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Training in Eco-pedagogy in Liege
Liège, Belgium Tue, 24 Aug 2010 (FR)
A new training session in Eco-pedagogy in Liège will start on September 20. An information meeting is planned on August 31 at 6 PM.
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2011 Call for Session Proposals
Aachen Mon, 16 Aug 2010 (EN)
2011 Call for Session Proposals
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Exact Sciences Obtains Exclusive License to Oncomethylome Sciences' DNA Methylation Biomarkers
Liège, Belgium Wed, 11 Aug 2010 (EN)
Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS) and OncoMethylome Sciences S.A. (Euronext Brussels: ONCOB) announced that they have entered into a license agreement under which Exact Sciences has obtained exclusive, worldwide rights to up to two OncoMethylome Sciences' DNA methylation biomarkers for use in stool-based detection of colorectal cancer. Exact Sciences has also gained non-exclusive access to part of OncoMethylome's platform technology. In return, OncoMethylome Sciences will receive milestone payments and royalties on net sales.
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AARDEX Ltd., AARDEX International Ltd., Hexalog Ltd. and Pharmionic Systems Ltd have merged
Visé, Belgium Wed, 11 Aug 2010 (EN)
The companies AARDEX Ltd. (CH-6302 Zug), AARDEX International Ltd. (CH-6302 Zug), Pharmionic Systems Ltd. (CH-1950 Sion), and Hexalog Ltd. (CH-1950 Sion) have recently merged. The name of the resulting company is AARDEX Group Ltd.
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Drug metabolism and ADMET training by A.T.C., Sept 29-Oct 1, 2010 in Liège
Liège, Belgium Fri, 09 Jul 2010 (FR)
A training entitled “Drug metabolism and other aspects of ADMET” will be organised by Advanced Technology Corporation (A.T.C.), Belgian Contract Research Organisation active in pre-clinical and bioanalytical fields since 1983. This training in French will take place from 29 September to 1st of October at Colonster Castle in Liège.
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Protein production and purification technics: More Info Sept 2, 2010 in Liège
Liège, Belgium Tue, 29 Jun 2010 (FR)
The Forem Formation Biotechnologie, Liège Belgium, organizes a 7-months post-graduates training that will start in September 2010.
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Medinvents receives price for breast cancer research.
Hasselt Tue, 15 Jun 2010 (EN)
The company Medinvents located in Hasselt (BE) is responsible for the development of the instrument spirotome that makes it possible to perform an almost painless biopsy for better cancer research.
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Partnership I-Biostat and International Drug Development Institute
Diepenbeek Wed, 09 Jun 2010 (NL)
The Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistic and Statistic Bio Informatics (I-BioStat) engages in a strategic partnership with the International Drug Development Institue (IDDI)
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Next Skills3 HR Seminar has been confirmed! With Jean Stéphenne, Chairman and President of GSK Biologicals!
Liège, Belgium Mon, 07 Jun 2010 (EN)

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ONCOMETHYLOME SCIENCES RECEIVES ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFICATION
Liège, Belgium Mon, 07 Jun 2010 (EN)
OncoMethylome Sciences (Euronext Brussels: ONCOB; Euronext Amsterdam: ONCOA), a leading molecular diagnostics company, announced today that its Belgium based clinical diagnostics service laboratory has received the important ISO 9001:2008 certification from Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Ltd.
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Pathofinder wins SME Limburg Innovation award 2010
Maastricht Sun, 06 Jun 2010 (NL)
The Maastricht company Pathofinder has won the SME Innovation Award L1mburg 2010.
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Complix raises € 5 million in series A equity financing for the development of Alphabody™ therapeutics
Hasselt Fri, 04 Jun 2010 (EN)
Hasselt, Belgium – June 3rd, 2010 - Complix NV, a recently founded
biopharmaceutical company, announced the successful closing of its Series Afinancing round, raising € 5 million (~US$ 6.25 million) from a syndicate of leadinglife sciences investors.
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World No Tobacco Day 2010 is today!! Will you stop smoking?
Mon, 31 May 2010 (EN)
World No Tobacco Day 2010 is today. The World Health Organization (WHO) selects "Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women" as the theme for this World No Tobacco Day.
The Liège University Hospital - CHU - already mobilized last Friday with a free test to estimate the age of your lungs.
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Vividlinks created LifeSciencesJob twitter
Euregio Wed, 26 May 2010 (EN)
Vividlinks created a Job twitter. By following the job twitter, you get updated about the newest jobs online.
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World Multiple Sclerosis day 2010 is today!!
Wed, 26 May 2010 (EN)
Hundreds of events and activities are taking place in 65 countries today as the global MS movement marks World MS Day. For this occasion a flash mob was organized today at 11 AM in the hall of the Liège University Hospital (CHU) . Register your support for the global MS movement on the World MS Day website.
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New Nursing Program KatHO NRW
Aachen Mon, 17 May 2010 (EN)
The Catholic college nursing school KatHO NRW has received permission to start a new dual Bachelors study program in care from the North-Rhine Westphalian ministry.
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Vividlinks on IKOM in MUNICH!
Munich Wed, 05 May 2010 (EN)
Vividlinks on IKOM in MUNICH!
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Promising Results of Colorectal Cancer Screening Program from OncoMethylome Sciences
DURHAM, NC, USA & LIEGE, BELGIUM Tue, 04 May 2010 (EN)
OncoMethylome Sciences presented an update on its blood-based colorectal screening test and promising preliminary results of the performance of its proprietary DNA methylation biomarker in combination with stool-based testing.
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MUMC looses interim injunction proceedings
Maastricht Tue, 04 May 2010 (NL)
MUMC looses interim injunction proceedings
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Neurodegenerative disease
Bonn Thu, 29 Apr 2010 (EN)
The Jülich Research Center and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease are going to do joint research in future.
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Bayer Fellowship Program
Aachen Mon, 26 Apr 2010 (EN)
Industry and society depend on young employees with a strong scientific background. That’s why it is particularly important to the Bayer Science & Education Foundation to promote training opportunities for talented young people, particularly in the field of natural science.

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Ultramodern Radiation Therapy
Maastricht Tue, 20 Apr 2010 (EN)
The University Hospital in Liège joined a project on radiation therapy at the end of March.
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DSM Resolve and Maastricht Instruments are joining forces
Maastricht/Geleen Fri, 16 Apr 2010 (NL)
Integrated R&D-service package based on specific open innovation
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Biotech Trade Mission
Maastricht Fri, 16 Apr 2010 (EN)
From June 14 through 18 there will be a Biotechnologies trade mission to Italy. The program includes visits to Milan and Sienna, which have a high concentration of biotech companies.
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TV Medics for MUMC
Maastricht Mon, 12 Apr 2010 (EN)
The Maastricht University Medical Hospital (AZM) is playing an important role in a new TV series on Dutch television called ‘The University Hospital’
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Maastricht U Implants ICDS
Maastricht Mon, 12 Apr 2010 (EN)
Recently the cardiologist Dr. van Opstal and Dr. G. Geskes of Maastricht UMC started with the complete subcutaneous implantation of cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
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Nescav Project
Liege Mon, 12 Apr 2010 (EN)
The School of Public Health at the University of Liège, in cooperation with the university hospital, is taking part in a major project on the prevention of cardiovascular disease within the grand region of Sarre-Lor-Lux, the Rhineland Palatinate and Wallonia.
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Pharmacell aniversary
Maastricht Mon, 12 Apr 2010 (EN)
PharmaCell celebrated its anniversary on February 26
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Sponges and medicine
Maastricht Wed, 31 Mar 2010 (EN)
Jasper de Goeij discovered that cave sponges play an important role in the survival of the coral reef.
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Micro-organisms 3.2 billion years ago
Liege Wed, 31 Mar 2010 (EN)
Micro-organisms – thus proofs of life on earth – found by Ulg biologists
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BioVille, de nieuwe life sciences incubator
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 (NL)
sfeerbeeld BioVille, nieuwe lifesciencesincubator Op de universitaire campus Diepenbeek heeft Vlaams minister van Innovatie Ingrid Lieten op 23 maart 2010 BioVille officieel geopend. Deze incubator biedt startende ondernemingen de nodige infrastructuur en apparaten aan. Vandaag zijn al acht bedrijven actief binnen BioVille.
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Bioville, the new Life Sciences Incubator
Hasselt Wed, 31 Mar 2010 (EN)
At the university campus in Diepenbeek in Belgian Limburg, the Flemish minister of innovation, Ingrid Lieten, has officially opened BioVille.
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Vividlinks.eu kickoff was a success
Aachen Tue, 23 Mar 2010 (EN)
Vividlinks.eu kickoff was a success
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BIONNALE Speed Lecture Award
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 (DE)
BioTOP Berlin-Brandenburg and vfa bio (Association of research -
Pharmaceutical companies) award this year the "BIONNALE
Speed Lecture Award" for the second time.
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Official Launch Vividlinks
Biomedica, Aachen Wed, 17 Mar 2010 (EN)
Aachen, March 17, 2010 – www.vividlinks.eu is the new information portal for students, professionals and companies in the Life Sciences sector in the Meuse-Rhine Euregion.
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9th edition of the international Health Film Festival ImagéSanté in Liège
Liège, Belgium Mon, 15 Mar 2010 (FR)
Health is a vital concern that we all share. Without our health, what becomes of our plans, our personal, family or social life? Health is also a vast professional sector, made up of doctors, nurses, chemists, associations and health insurance firms in permanent contact with each and everyone.

Promoting better health, promoting new techniques and new attitudes, advancing health knowledge and science are therefore important and even paramount objectives. They are also the goals of the ImagéSanté festival, founded in 1994 and in its ninth edition this year, which will be deploying its growing number of increasingly diversified activities in and around the city of Liège.
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TiGenix Reports on Sales of ChondroCelect
Leuven Tue, 09 Mar 2010 (EN)
TiGenix NV provides an update
on the launch of ChondroCelect and the status of reimbursement applications.
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Making the difference with Social Media
Hasselt Wed, 24 Feb 2010 (EN)
To introduce Vividlinks, the brand new Life Sciences Career Community, the Skills3 team invited a guest speaker, Geert Conard, specialised in social media and social networking on their second HR-seminar.
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Dutch public-private partnership invests 28 million Euro on research into personalized medicine
Geleen-Eindhoven-Leiden Wed, 17 Feb 2010 (EN)
The Netherlands' three Top Institutes for life-science research (the BioMedical Materials program, the Center for Translational Molecular Medicine and Top Institute Pharma) today announced a joint investment of M€ 28 on innovative research targeted at bringing personalized medicine closer to reality.
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DSM announces management changes
Heerlen Mon, 15 Feb 2010 (NL)
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the following management changes:
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Biomedica brings life sciences to the Euroregion
Aachen Thu, 11 Feb 2010 (EN)
Top experts in research and development will present the latest on modern diagnostics, care, biomaterials as well as business development and innovations – even China will be represented
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European support to SME's & start-up companies
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 (EN)
New markets data, start-up procedures, entrepreneurship tools, E-skills, trainings are easily available from the EC. It is up to you to access them.
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2010 L'année de la communication interactive
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 (FR)
Inside Digital media
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OncoMethylome fournira son test MGMT à Roche pour l'étude de phase III sur l'utilisation d'Avastin en cas de glioblastome
Liege Fri, 22 Jan 2010 (FR)
Comparaison de la radiochimiotherapie standard combinée à du temozolomide à la nouvelle methode d'Oncomethylome avec combinaison à du bevacizumab
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Ceremony of the Life Sciences network book for (south) Limburg
Maastricht Wed, 13 Jan 2010 (NL)
You are invited to the official ceremony of the first Life Sciences network book for (south) Limburg, which will be held on February 5th at the cityhall in Maastricht
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2009, year of the social networks
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 (FR)
Même si le recrutement sur les réseaux sociaux est encore balbutiant en France et qu’il reste l’apanage des cabinets de chasse ou de quelques grands groupes comme la Société Générale qui annonce ses recrutements sur Twitter, il va bien falloir composer avec ces nouveaux outils de communication !
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BioEurope Spring 2010: be an exhibitor
Barcelona, Spain Thu, 17 Dec 2009 (FR)
The AWEX and BIOWIN participate, for the first time, in BioEurope Spring: an international biomedical event which will take place from 8 till 10 March 2010 in Barcelona.
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45000 Belgians cross the border to work in the Netherlands
Belgium Thu, 17 Dec 2009 (NL)
More and more Belgians earn a living in the Netherlands. Today, thanks to an attractive fiscality almost 45.000 Belgians cross the border daily to work there towards only 13.000 in 2001.
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Interregional award of research 2010
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 (FR)

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Second Oncology Clinic
Maastricht Wed, 16 Dec 2009 (EN)

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Biopsy devices from Hasselt conquer the world
Hasselt Mon, 14 Dec 2009 (NL)
The biopsy devices developed by oncologist Jaak Janssens (Hasselt University, Medinvents) are conquering the world.
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SEPS Pharma receives € 1.5 Million grant to initiate clinical development of its lead programs
Tongeren Mon, 07 Dec 2009 (NL)
SEPS Pharma, a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has been awarded a grant worth € 1.5 million by the Flemish agency for Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT).
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Subsidies for doctoral training abroad or in Flanders
Liège Fri, 04 Dec 2009 (FR)

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Interface Entreprises-Université de Liège turns 20
Liège Fri, 27 Nov 2009 (FR)
On November 24th, the Interface Entreprises-Université de Liège celebrated its 20th anniversary.
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A new breath test
Maastricht Mon, 23 Nov 2009 (EN)
This is a publication about making diagnoses of the basis of exhaled breath.
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Josephine Charlotte Prize
Liège Mon, 23 Nov 2009 (EN)
The Princess Joséphine Charlotte center for research in biology has awarded its bi-annual prize to Dr Alain Vanderplasschen
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Alain Maquet about biologistics
Liege Wed, 18 Nov 2009 (EN)
Alain Maquet of Biolog Europe in Liege, talks to the Meuse Rhine journal about biologistics
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OncoMethylome Announces Second Business Update for 2009 and Several Business Changes
Liège Tue, 10 Nov 2009 (EN)

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University of University of Hasselt and Hospitals of Limburg collaborate
Hasselt Sat, 07 Nov 2009 (NL)
The university of Hasselt will collaborate in the future with the Hospital East Limburg (ZOL) and the Hospital Virga Jesse.
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CE for Chondrocelect
Hasselt/Louvain Wed, 04 Nov 2009 (EN)
ChondroCelect Harvester™ has received the CE mark of approval. The harvester is a biopsy tool that will be provided to orthopedic surgeons to harvest cartilage biopsies.
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Jean-Pierre Delwart will succeed to Eric Domb as president of the UWE
Wallonia Mon, 02 Nov 2009 (FR)
Jean-Pierre Delwart, CEO of Eurogentec, will succeed to Eric Domb as president of the UWE (Union Wallonne des Entreprises)
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OncoMethylome presents promising results
Liège, Belgium Mon, 02 Nov 2009 (EN)
OncoMethylome presents promising results of a blood-based methylation assay for the detection of colorectal cancer. OncoMethylome's blood test for colorectal cancer screening is being presented at the ECCO - ESMO Congress, Europe's largest cancer conference.
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We welcome you!
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 (EN)
The Vividlinks team welcomes you on this website. Take your chance and enhance your career opportunities to a new and innovative level.
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Vividlinks.eu goes online!
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 (EN)
Vividlinks is the cross-border Life Sciences Career Community of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine. It has been created within the Interreg IV-A project Skills³ as a unique platform to create transparency and accessibility for companies and Life Sciences professionals within the Euregio.
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Salvator Hospital makes jaw prosthesis of bone marrow
Hasselt Thu, 15 Oct 2009 (NL)
Hasselt - Jaw chirugeons of the Salvator Hospital have implantated a jaw prosthesis made of stem cells.
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Combined Graduation Day for Masters in Biomedical Sciences
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 ()
Saturday 26 September 2009, the University of Hasselt and the University of Maastricht organised a combined graduation day for the Master in Biomedical Sciences.
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Better breast cancer treatment
Maastricht Wed, 14 Oct 2009 (NL)
Patients diagnosed with breast cancer at an early stage often make a full recovery. To aid this effort, it is important that patients with risk factors be selected for additional medical treatments like chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy.
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ChondroCelect approved in Europe
Leuven Tue, 06 Oct 2009 (NL)
Leuven (BELGIUM) – October 6, 2009 – TiGenix (NYSE EURONEXT BRUSSELS: TIG) announced that it has received today the approval from the European Commission for ChondroCelect as the first Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product.
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