Technology transfer

BIOTECHNOLOGY AT ISV

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 
 
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  
 
CELL BIOLOGY-ANIMALS 
 
In vitro production of bovine embryos   I. DONNAY, A. MOENS
Culture of highly differentiated mammalian cells  C. REMACLE , B. REUSENS 
 
MICROBIOLOGY 
 
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 
 
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
 
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 
 
PHARMACOLOGY-PHARMACY
 
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
| 4/06/2008 |