{"id":274,"date":"2017-11-08T16:26:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T15:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/biosciences\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:34","slug":"projets-phares","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/biosciences\/en\/projets-phares\/","title":{"rendered":"Flagship Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute essentially develops its activities through collaborative research projects.<\/p>\n<p>These projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are based on interdisciplinarity<\/li>\n<li>Prioritise collaborative research and co-development<\/li>\n<li>Rely on partnerships with all sectors of society (industries, services, research centres, governmental institutions, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Bring together provincial, regional, federal, European and international partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Institute is active in setting up research projects, with its partners, which respond to the emerging problems linked to the Institute\u2019s field.<\/p>\n<p>Below you can find a list of some key projects, which highlight some of the issues our researchers tackle.<\/p>\n<start-cask-shortcode-wrapper>    <div class=\"accordion content-block scheme-biosciences\">\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e76987a1b\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> PROSTEM (RW)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e76987a1b\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-278\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/P3221175_2-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/P3221175_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/P3221175_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/P3221175_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/P3221175_2-30x23.jpg 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/P3221175_2-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/P3221175_2-360x270.jpg 360w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Development of\u00a0<strong>new biomaterials<\/strong>\u00a0to reduce the cost, and increase the efficiency, of\u00a0<strong>cell therapies using stem cells<\/strong>, in order to make them accessible to many patients.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698a21b\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> I-CONSENSUS (UE \/ H2020)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698a21b\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p>Development of <strong>innovative<\/strong> and powerful analysis, hardware and software <strong>solutions<\/strong> to <strong>monitor<\/strong> and <strong>control the biomanufacturing process<\/strong>.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698a4d6\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> OPTICELL (RW\/First Spinoff)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698a4d6\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p>Development of <strong>cell culture substrates optimised to promote physiological phenotypes<\/strong> by modulating the mechanical and biochemical environment.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698a75c\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> POSHBEE (UE \/ H2020)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698a75c\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p>POSHBEE aims to <strong>fight against the decline of bees<\/strong>. A quantitative study of the risk of exposure to chemicals and their impact on bee health will be conducted in Europe to <strong>develop monitoring and decision-making tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698a9df\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> MA(T)TISSE (UE RW \/ Interreg)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698a9df\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p><strong>Development of a new bioresorbable and personalised breast prosthesis<\/strong> to improve breast reconstruction after a mastectomy.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698acd6\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> BIOPROFILING (UE RW\/FEDER)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698acd6\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<header class=\"page-single-header scheme-biosciences\">\n<p class=\"page-single-title\"><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-467 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748-240x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748-528x660.jpg 528w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748-30x38.jpg 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748-360x450.jpg 360w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2020\/02\/1200px-MRSA_Ingestion_by_Neutrophil-e1538987748748.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"page-single-content\">\n<div class=\"primary editor-front scheme-biosciences\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Platform comprising promising and <strong>advanced technologies (NMR and mass spectrometry)<\/strong>, which use complex biological matrices for the identification and validation of biomarkers (molecular signatures, multiplexes).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/plaquette_bioprofiling_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plaquette_bioprofiling_EN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit the website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioprofiling.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bioprofiling.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275-300x76.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275-768x193.png 768w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275-1024x258.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275-30x8.png 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275-60x15.png 60w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275-360x91.png 360w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/12\/logo_bioprofiling-e1537881058275.png 1192w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698aff3\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> SAPOLL (UE RW\/Interreg)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698aff3\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/Diptere_SYRPHIDAE_PR002047_BIS-300x225.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/Diptere_SYRPHIDAE_PR002047_BIS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/Diptere_SYRPHIDAE_PR002047_BIS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/Diptere_SYRPHIDAE_PR002047_BIS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/Diptere_SYRPHIDAE_PR002047_BIS-30x23.jpg 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/Diptere_SYRPHIDAE_PR002047_BIS-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/Diptere_SYRPHIDAE_PR002047_BIS-360x270.jpg 360w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SAPOLL for <em>\u201cSauvons nos pollinisateurs\u201d<\/em> (SAve our POLLinators) &#8211; Establishment of a <strong>cross-border action plan for wild pollinators and their protection<\/strong>. Wild pollinators are highly threatened. To protect them, it is essential to set up a cross-border organisation that allows <strong>coordinated actions and collaborations between regions<\/strong>, including raising awareness among the general public, mobilising networks of observers, and the scientific monitoring of pollinators.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698b2e3\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> MADAGASCAR HOLOTHURIE (SPIN OFF)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698b2e3\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-78\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/download.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/download.jpg 259w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/download-30x22.jpg 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/download-60x45.jpg 60w\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>UMONS, ULB and the University of Toliara are partners in this project, which has led to the creation of the first commercial company in the western Indian Ocean based on the aquaculture of sea cucumbers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sea cucumber fishing is such a widespread activity throughout the Indo- Pacific Sea that natural populations are endangered. In 1999, a sea cucumber mariculture project was launched in Madagascar in an attempt to solve this problem. The work was funded by the Belgian University Commission for Development (CUD) and the Malagasy government. The objective of the project was the building of a hatchery and farm for the breeding of sea cucumbers.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698b5a7\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> ALPO (UE RW\/Interreg)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698b5a7\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p>Development of <strong>new polymeric materials from Biomass Microalgae<\/strong>. These new developments in bioplastics could lead to\u00a0 strong development prospects, particularly in industrial sectors within the European \u2018Interreg\u2019 zone (textile, automobile, sports, construction and biomedical industries).<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698b84b\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> PHA (ARC)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698b84b\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-70\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/si-latmosphere-dune-planete-est-violette-cela-signifie-quelle-abrite-de-la-vie-a-letat-bacterien3-300x218.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/si-latmosphere-dune-planete-est-violette-cela-signifie-quelle-abrite-de-la-vie-a-letat-bacterien3-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/si-latmosphere-dune-planete-est-violette-cela-signifie-quelle-abrite-de-la-vie-a-letat-bacterien3-30x22.jpg 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/si-latmosphere-dune-planete-est-violette-cela-signifie-quelle-abrite-de-la-vie-a-letat-bacterien3-60x44.jpg 60w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/si-latmosphere-dune-planete-est-violette-cela-signifie-quelle-abrite-de-la-vie-a-letat-bacterien3-360x262.jpg 360w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/si-latmosphere-dune-planete-est-violette-cela-signifie-quelle-abrite-de-la-vie-a-letat-bacterien3.jpg 720w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Metabolic and functional analysis of <strong>PHA production in purple bacteria<\/strong>: study of the link between the production of PHA, the quality\/intensity of the light, and the carbon source.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698bb3e\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> STELLAR (UE \/ H2020)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698bb3e\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p><strong>Study of physical and chemical changes in insect residue during flight phases.<\/strong> STELLAR aims to <strong>develop new anti-contamination coatings<\/strong> for the efficient cleaning of aircraft cabins.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698be50\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> PRECISION (FNRS FWO \/ EoS)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698be50\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p>Development of <strong>new polymers with a high degree of organisation<\/strong> inspired by the precision of biological molecules. with unique properties for sensors, catalysis and applications in the <strong>biomedical domain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698c0ec\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> PROTEST (FWB\/ARC)                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698c0ec\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/starfish-202665_1280-300x201.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/starfish-202665_1280-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/starfish-202665_1280-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/starfish-202665_1280-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/starfish-202665_1280-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/starfish-202665_1280-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/starfish-202665_1280-360x241.jpg 360w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/starfish-202665_1280.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Study of the <strong>temporary adhesion mechanism developed by starfish<\/strong>, both in the organism and at molecular level. Following on from the PROTEST project, the <strong>development of new biomimetic adhesives <\/strong>is planned.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-bellow\">\n                <button class=\"accordion-bellow-toggle scheme-background-hover\" data-target=\"#accordion-content-6163e7698c393\">\n                    <span class=\"icon umons-icon-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span> Fondation Alzheimer SAO FRA                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"accordion-content-6163e7698c393\" class=\"accordion-content\">\n            \t<div class=\"inner editor-front\">\n            \t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-300x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-30x30.jpg 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/07\/440px-PBB_Protein_APP_image.jpg 440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>In <strong>Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease<\/strong>, there is a deregulation of the amyloid precursor protein and glucose metabolism. The interdependent relationship of these two factors will be studied in a transgenic mouse model to <strong>identify new therapeutic avenues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n            \t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<end-cask-shortcode-wrapper>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute essentially develops its activities through collaborative research projects. These projects: Are based on interdisciplinarity Prioritise collaborative research and co-development Rely on partnerships with all sectors of society (industries, services, research centres, governmental institutions, etc.) Bring together provincial, regional, federal, European and international partners. 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