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When a tumour develops in an organism, it is very common for the cancer cells to leave the tumour and move to another organ where they proliferate, creating what are known as metastases. This process is an important factor in mortality, as it means that the disease worsens. Hence the interest in better understanding what happens during this phenomenon. This is what the multidisciplinary team of Carine Michiels, researcher at the NARILIS Institute of UNamur, and Davide Bonifazi, researcher at the University of Vienna, did in the framework of the PACMAN research project financed by the FNRS. The results of this study are published in the journal Neoplasia.

Created on the initiative of the Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK CEN, this Chair is awarded every two years by the F.R.S.-FNRS and the FWO to recognize a leading researcher in the field of nuclear sciences and their applications. In 2025, the Chair will pay tribute to Carine Michiels' brilliant career and her outstanding contributions to radiobiology and cancer research. 

The F.R.S.-FNRS has just published the results of its various 2024 calls. Equipment calls, research credits and projects, FRIA doctoral grants and Mandant d'Impulsion Scientifique (MIS), there are many instruments to support fundamental research. Find out more about UNamur's results.

On 15 March 2023, Prof. Henri-François Renard and Prof. Alison Forrester introduced the new advanced bioimaging tools of the UNamur Morphology & Imaging technology platform available to a broad audience of users.

Since 1996, the European Radiation Research Society (ERRS) has awarded the Bacq and Alexander Prize each year to an outstanding European researcher in recognition of the recipient's achievements in the field of radiation research. This year, the award was presented to Professor Carine Michiels, from the University of Namur.

In the summer of 2022, we set out to discover the qualified researchers at UNamur who were awarded funding by the FNRS in 2022. Today, we meet Alison Forrester, currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institut Curie (Paris), who will soon be joining UNamur for her new term as an FNRS qualified researcher at the NARILIS Institute. Her research focuses on studying compounds that could modify the efficiency of the protein production process and thus open up new therapeutic approaches.

Jointly founded by the University of Namur and UCLouvain, the spin-off Intercept Bio aims to take a new step forward in the prevention of viral respiratory infections. Stemming from research conducted by the teams of Professor Stéphane Vincent at the UNamur Bio-Organic Chemistry Laboratory and Professor David Alsteens at the Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology at UCLouvain, and a researcher at the WEL Research Institute, the start-up is developing a nasal spray designed to act right at the entry point for respiratory viruses: the nasal passages.

At the University of Namur, a thesis led by Fabian Delhalle, with support from SPW Research as part of the Win4Doc program, is exploring an innovative approach to producing proteins of therapeutic interest. In collaboration with Bio-Sourcing and the Walloon Center for Agricultural Research, this project aims to better understand the mechanisms of lactation in goats in order to optimize biopharmaceutical production that is more accessible, more flexible, and more environmentally friendly.

At UNamur, research is not confined to laboratories. From physics to political science, robotics, biodiversity, law, AI, and health, researchers collaborate daily with numerous stakeholders in society. The goal? To transform ideas into concrete solutions to address current challenges. 

At UNamur, a doctoral thesis led by Juliette Liégeois—with support from SPW Recherche as part of the Win4Doc program—aims to modernize the automated production of radiotracers used, in particular, to diagnose certain cancers and other diseases. Called SMART, the project is being developed in collaboration with Synlock, a company that designs synthesis robots for academic and industrial laboratories.

Organizing CommitteeMaxime Hilbert (University of Namur)Lucie Boël (Jean Moulin University of Lyon 3, IRPhiL)Alexandre Francq (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Gustave Roussy Institute, Montpellier Institute of Functional Genomics)Eve-Aline Dubois (University of Namur)Azat Garaev (Catholic University of Louvain)Frida Trotter (Independent Researcher)Doan Vu Duc (University of Namur)Victoria Van Gheem (Catholic University of Louvain)Scientific CommitteeChristine Clavien (University of Geneva, iEH2)Alexandre Guay (Catholic University of Louvain)Quentin Hiernaux (Free University of Brussels)Vincent Ardourel (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, CNRS)Julie Jebeile (CNRM, CNRS)Baptiste Le Bihan (University of Geneva)Soazig Le Bihan (University of Montana)Matteo Mossio (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)Olivier Sartenaer (University of Namur)Pieter Thyssen (University of Liège)Laurence Bouquiaux (University of Liège)Antonine Nicoglou (University of Tours) More info

The members of the jury are:Prof. Laura RIZZERIO (Chair), UNamur; Prof. Laurent RAVEZ (Advisor, Secretary), UNamur; Prof. Aude BANDINI, University of Montreal; Prof. Bertrand HESPEL, UNamur; Prof. Sami RICHA, Saint Joseph University of BeirutProf. Grégoire WIEËRS, UNamurThe announcement will be followed by a reception in the Academic Hall.