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.
Our mission
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
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.
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Since its creation in 2013, (IB)² has been making significant contributions to science.
Latest publications
1. Gradations in protein dynamics captured by experimental NMR are not well represented by AlphaFold2 models and other computational metrics
Journal of Molecular Biology, 15 January 2025 by Gavalda-Garcia J.
2. EU needs groundwater ecosystems guidelines
Science (New York, N.Y.), 6 December 2024 by Di Lorenzo T.
3. New insights into the origin and phylogeny of Niphargidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda), with description of a new species and synonymization of the genus Niphargellus with Niphargus
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 1 December 2024 by Stoch F.
4. How fast are viruses spreading in the wild?
PLoS Biology, December 2024 by Dellicour S.
5. Chromosome-level genome assembly of the bay scallop Argopecten irradians
Scientific Data, December 2024 by Grouzdev D.
Organisation
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.
We partner with academic and public organizations, and are open to collaborative partnerships with companies.
(IB)² works in close collaboration with affiliated teams at Brussels universities and hospitals.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us If you are interested in establishing a partnership.