In 2017, Professor Verstrepen received support from AB InBev and other partners to establish a state-of-the-art experimental brewery in Kasteelpark Arenberg, Leuven. The brewery serves as a platform for his team to investigate the behavior of yeast cells in large beer vessels. By bridging the gap between the laboratory and industry, the brewery and fermenters enable the study and testing of new yeast varieties, which can be applied in commercial beer production.

Catching nitrogen-fixing bacteria (Rhizobia) to introduce high protein-containing soybean for a sustainable agriculture in Flanders in the Soy project.

An in-dept characterization of the dynamic immune response to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in the Contagious project.

In this ambitious project, we are trying to find out more about the role of gut bacteria in health with the help of thousands of Flemish volunteers. We collect and examine stool samples from more than 5000 participants. This has never happened on this scale worldwide. Here you will find all information and news about the research project.