VIB is an entrepreneurial non-profit research institute, with groundbreaking strategic basic research in life sciences. Located in Flanders, Belgium.

It operates in close partnership with the five universities in Flanders – Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Hasselt University.

VIB scientists study the molecular mechanisms that regulate the functions of the human body, plants and microorganisms.