ULB Open BioLab is a shared lab space specifically designed to support researchers and small biotech companies in their activities towards pre-clinical proof-of-concept. It benefits from the stimulating scientific & business environment of the BioPark
ULB Open BioLab Value Proposition
IMI LabHotel fully equipped facilities provides lab benches and assigned desk renting packages, including lab management, IT & admin management, biosafety management, temperature-controlled storage as well as access to state-of-the-art lab equipment.
In addition to the standard Labhotel hosting package,
state-of-the-art technology platforms
are available on site including a flow cytometry platform,
state-of-the-art preclinical facilities, a full spectrum preclinical
imaging platform, cell culture labs,
storage rooms (up to -196°), multiple cell assay platforms, etc.
Remarkable equipment accessible in ULB Open BioLab (non-exhaustive list):
equipped with two cell sorters (BD FACS Aria), five cell cytometers (Two highly multiparametric cytometers configured with 6 lasers and 21 colours - Beckman coulter Cytoflex LX) and Luminex technology for multiplex assays.
and preclinical development expertise.
microscopy (fluorescence, digital holography, electron and cryo-EM microscopy), immunohistochemistry biomarker validation, in vivo imaging (PET-CT, SPECT, MRI, Optical and Photoacoustic imaging), and multimodal image processing.
– cell characterization and gene expression profiling of individuals cells
(thermal cyclers, automate Acid Nucleic extraction system)