In 2020, BiR&D granted 4 awards to PhD’s that thanks to their outstanding work were selected among 30 applications.
Next to their excellent scientific level, the main criteria included a strong multidisciplinary character and a high potential for industrialisation.
Science and technology
Seppe Terryn (VUB): Investigation of self-healing actuators for robotics
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWfB2fOOl8I&feature=youtu.be
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/seppe-terryn-884058101/
Louis Couto (ULB): Electrochemical Modelling, Supervision and Control of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Life sciences:
Rein Verbeke (Ghent University): Design of messenger RNA lipid nanoparticles for cancer immunotherapy
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rein-verbeke-152a57116/
- Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rein_Verbeke
Tomasz Uchanski (VUB): MegaBodies as next generation tools in Structural Biology