We have developed a protocol for culturing primary neuron progenitor cells (NPCs) derived from mouse embryos at embryonic day 15 (E15). These cells are highly proliferative, can be subcultured and cryopreserved and can be differentiated to neurons or astrocytes. Hence, this method can greatly reduce
Last updated on: 20-10-2022 - 08:55
Contact: Roel Quintens
Organisation: Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
Status: Still in development, History of use, Internally validated
After digestion with pronase, human epithelial cells are cultured on flask and then on inserts to recapitulate a fully differentiated epithelium.
Last updated on: 19-10-2022 - 16:54
Contact: Sophie Gohy
Organisation: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
The in vitro rumen fermentation technique is used to simulate the rumen function/fermentation. The rumen is the first compartment of the digestive tract of ruminants, in which feed - consumed by ruminants - is fermented by rumen microbes. For optimal fermentation, the rumen provides an anaerobic
Last updated on: 14-10-2022 - 11:37
Contact: Veerle Fievez
Organisation: Ghent University (UGent)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
Studying spermatogenesis in situ has led to the understanding that the 3D reorganization of testicular cells into an interstitial and tubular compartment is of enormous importance for germ cell differentiation. We will rely on 3D bioprinting technology which gives control over cell deposition and
Last updated on: 06-10-2022 - 14:11
Contact: Guillaume Richer
Organisation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Status: Still in development, Published in peer reviewed journal
The tri-dimensional (3D) culture protocols allow isolation and culture of gastric epithelial antral and intestinal stem cells to efficiently generate organoids that recapitulate the mature pyloric and intestinal epithelium in vitro and foetal epithelial progenitors of these tissues growing as
Last updated on: 16-08-2022 - 10:57
Contact: Marie-Isabelle Garcia
Organisation: Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Status: History of use, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal
For therapeutic or reporter molecules to be effective for therapy or imaging applications, proper accumulation of the compounds in the tissue of interest is required, with minimal accumulation in undesired organs to avoid toxic side-effects and increase bioavailability. After initial in vitro
Last updated on: 09-08-2022 - 16:34
The main objective of this research project is to create the first full-thickness cornea-on-chip, which comprises a 3D construct with every cellular layer of the cornea. This construct is embedded in a microfluidic chip with two channels that are continuously perfused. The epithelial side of the
Last updated on: 27-07-2022 - 09:35
Contact: Joris Van Meenen
Organisation: University of Antwerp (UAntwerpen)
Status: Still in development
A battery of in vitro genotoxicity assays is currently used to detect agents with DNA damaging and carcinogenic potential. Although the sensitivity of this battery of genotoxicity assays is high, the specificity is low (“false positive hit”), especially with the mammalian cell-based assay, compared
Last updated on: 11-07-2022 - 15:51
Contact: Marc Audebert
Organisation: Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRAE)
Status: History of use, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal, Currently submitted for further validation by an external party (e.g. OECD, EURL ECVAM,…)
DARTpaths is an an integrative app to support the prioritisation of chemicals. The Open Source R shiny application allows for the prediction of compound-induced molecular mechanisms of action. The tool integrates phenotypic endpoints of different species induced by compounds and genetic variants, in
Last updated on: 13-06-2022 - 16:04
Contact: Vera van Noort
Organisation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
Partners: Open Analytics, Hogeschool Utrecht , Vivaltes
Status: Internally validated
In vitro differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) or inducible pluripotent stem cells (IPS) to megakaryocytes and platelets using specific differentiation conditions (liquid and 3D media). CRISPR/cas mutagenesis of HSC or IPS to study the effect of gene depletion or specific mutants on
Last updated on: 26-05-2022 - 10:41
Contact: Kathleen Freson
Organisation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
Status: Still in development, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal
