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(IB)2 is a collaborative bio-informatics research environment in Brussels.
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”31px”][vc_column_text]The goal of the (IB)² is to bring together research groups in and around Brussels requiring bioinformatics and computational biology expertise. (IB)² is an interuniversity, cross-faculty (Medicine, Sciences, and Applied Sciences) collaborative space located on the La Plaine campus of the Université Libre de Bruxelles.[/vc_column_text][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” css=”.vc_custom_1524149044349{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”64″][vc_column_text]
Our mission
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Harness and scale bioinformatics expertise
Increasing the impact of bioinformatics research by bringing together experts from different fields to tackle various (bio) medical problems with the aim to advance fundamental research as well as assist clinicians in helping patients.
Provide infrastructure
Enable interdisciplinary and interuniversity research collaborations in bioinformatics by providing a physical location for research, meetings, collaborations, seminars as well as high-performance computer facilities, including the ULB-VUB computing center.
Reach scientific excellence
Allow Technology Transfer through training, education, innovation and collaborations. The (IB)² has the ambition to evolve into a competitive structure of scientific excellence, recognized at national and international level.
Our skills
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=””]The researchers at IB2 form a diverse cast of individuals coming from various scientific backgrounds. Together they offer numerous different skills and extensive knowledge covering a multitude of research domains. These include machine learning, structural bioinformatics, genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, oligogenic diseases, evolutionary dynamics, systems biology.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” css=”.vc_custom_1543830695857{background-image: url(https://ibsquare.be//wp-content/uploads/2018/03/living-blue.jpg?id=298) !important;}”][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns” columns_proportion=”75_25″][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations=”no” item_padding=”0 110px 0 0″ item_padding_1280_1440=”10px 100px 0 0″][vc_empty_space height=”28px”]
publications
Publications per year
Since its creation in 2013, (IB)² has been making significant contributions to science.
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Latest publications
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1. Identification of an episignature for CHD3-related Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome reveals heterogeneity in the CHARGE syndrome episignature: towards a better characterisation of chromatinopathies
Genome Medicine, December 2026 by Santini A.
2. The diabetes-associated K+ channel TALK-2 controls human beta cell endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ handling, which promotes basal insulin release and limits glucose-stimulated insulin secretion
Diabetologia, June 2026 by Dobson J.R.
3. Champuru 2: Improved Scoring of Alignments and a User-Friendly Graphical Interface
Molecular Ecology Resources, May 2026 by Spöri Y.
4. Peroxidasin enables melanoma immune escape by inhibiting natural killer cell cytotoxicity
Molecular Oncology, May 2026 by Sung H.M.
5. RNA sequencing offers new diagnostic opportunities in neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review
Genetics in Medicine, April 2026 by Rosenblum J.
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[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][vc_empty_space height=”13px”][vc_column_text]The Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels is a new interdisciplinary research initiative supported by ULB and VUB universities hosted in the BC building of the ULB La Plaine Campus.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” z_index=”” css=”.vc_custom_1517839985708{padding-bottom: 58px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-6″]
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We partner with academic and public organizations, and are open to collaborative partnerships with companies.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][vc_empty_space height=”13px”][vc_column_text](IB)² works in close collaboration with affiliated teams at Brussels universities and hospitals.
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