Many research projects in Biotechnology are performed at the Université catholique de Louvain (see brochure "Biotechnology at UCL" in pdf), both in Louvain-la-Neuve and on its biomedical campus in Brussels. Indeed, teams originating from four faculties are involved in the biotechnology research: the Faculty of Bioengineering, Agronomy and Environment, the Faculty of Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Sciences.
In Louvain-la-Neuve, the Institut des Sciences de la Vie (ISV) brings together 31 research groups from different faculties and departments. All these groups, involved in basic and applied projects, are using molecular and cell biology approaches to investigate the functioning of the living world, from the molecule to the whole organism. The ISV also aims to provide the researchers with a scientific environment favourable for productive collaboration and the emergence of young and promising research teams.
The table below presents the topics of interest, recent achievements and current developments of ISV research teams involved in "Biotechnology", as taken in the following sense : "Application of biological organisms, systems or processes to manufacturing and service industries" (Wiseman, 1983); "Integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services" (European Federation for Biotechnology).
| BIOENGINEERING |
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| Environmental microbiology and bioprocess engineering |
S. AGATHOS, A-M. CORBISIER, S. DECLERCK, P. GERIN, S. EL FANTROUSSI, J. MAHILLON , S. VANHULLE |
| Cell culture systems as in vitro factories |
Y.-J. SCHNEIDER, S. AGATHOS, G. BASTIN |
| Physical chemistry of biosurfaces |
P. ROUXHET, Ch. DUPONT-GILLAIN, Yves DUFRENE |
| Nanotechnology of biosurfaces |
Y. DUFRENE , Ch. DUPONT-GILLAIN, P. ROUXHET |
| Plant cells as factories for pharmacological proteins |
M. BOUTRY, C. NAVARRE |
| Biocompatibilization of polymer devices |
J. MARCHAND-BRYNAERT |
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| CELL BIOLOGY – ANIMALS |
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| In vitro production of bovine embryos |
I. DONNAY, A. MOENS |
| Culture of highly differentiated mammalian cells |
C. REMACLE , B. REUSENS |
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| MICROBIOLOGY |
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| Food microbiology |
J. MAHILLON, A-M. CORBISIER, C. DECOCK, F. MUNAUT, F. VANHOVE, S. VANHULLE, C. VANNIEUWENBURGH |
| Biotechnological applications of lactic acid bacteria |
P. HOLS |
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| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
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| Identification of new plant and yeast genes by genomics and proteomics approaches |
M. BOUTRY, P. MORSOMME , B. PURNELLE, H. DEGAND |
| Engineering environmental friendly plants |
H. BATOKO |
| DNA fingerprinting for biodiversity measurements |
F. CHAUMONT, M-Ch. FLAMAND |
| Enzymes and protein engineering |
J. FASTREZ , P. SOUMILLION |
| Mammalian antioxidant enzymes |
B. KNOOPS, J.-P. DECLERCQ, J.- F. REES |
| Protein crystallography |
J.-P. DECLERCQ, Ch. EVRARD |
| From DNA transposition and site-specific recombination mechanisms to the molecular biology toolbox |
B. HALLET |
| Target genes and mode of action of transcription factors |
R. REZSOHAZY |
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| PHARMACOLOGY -PHARMACY |
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| Engineering marine antioxidants from tripeptide precursors |
J.- F. REES , J. MARCHAND-BRYNAERT |
| Cell culture systems as in vitro model of the intestinal barrier |
Y.-J. SCHNEIDER, Y. LARONDELLE , V. PREAT |
