VIB is an entrepreneurial non-profit research institute, with a clear focus on groundbreaking strategic basic research in life sciences and operates in close partnership with the five universities in Flanders – Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Hasselt University.
Each campus hosts one or more VIB Research Centers and/or Core Facilities.
Ghent University Campus
The Ghent University hosts 3 VIB research centers and 5 VIB Core facilities.
The UGent-VIB Research Building FSVM I accomodates
- VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research
- VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
- VIB Bioimaging Core
- VIB Metabolomics Core
- VIB Protein Core
- VIB Screening Core
The UGent-VIB Research Building FSVM II hosts
- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology
- VIB Proteomics Core
IPBO (International Plant Biotechnology Outreach) is located in the AA Tower.
KU Leuven Campus
The KU Leuven hosts 3 VIB Research Centers and 3 VIB Core facilities.
Building O&N4 on the Campus Gasthuisberg of KU Leuven is accommodating
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research
- VIB Bioimaging Core
- VIB Nucleomics Core
- VIB Metabolomics Core
Campus Arenberg of KU Leuven together with the Bio Incubator in Leuven and the Rega Institute on the campus Gasthuisberg are all locations for
- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology
University of Antwerp Campus
The University of Antwerp offers accomodation to 1 VIB Research Center.
The Drie Eiken campus of the University of Antwerp in Wilrijk hosts
- VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology
Vrije Universiteit Brussel Campus
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel Campus hosts 2 VIB Research Centers and 2 VIB Core facilities.
Building E on the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Campus in Etterbeek is home to
- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology
- 1 lab of VIB Center for Inflammation Research
- VIB Nanobody Core
- VIB NMR Core
Hasselt University Campus
The Hasselt University Campus at Diepenbeek hosts 1 lab of
- VIB Center for Inflammation Research
Imec Campus
The Imec campus provides accommodation for
- NERF, a joint initiative of imec, KU Leuven and VIB