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Steyaert Lab

Discovery and Engineering Nanobodies for applications in Structural Biology, Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery

  • We apply Nanobodies in X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM, aiming at the highest hanging fruits in structural biology.
  • We engineer Nanobodies for applications in biotechnology, molecular pharmacology and drug discovery.
  • We explore new modes of therapeutic intervention and develop first-in-class drugs.
  • We are experts in antibody engineering but work closely with top scientists globally to address important biological questions and develop innovative applications.

Jan Steyaert

Science Director

  • Full professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • Director of the VIB-VUB center for Structural Biology since 2017
  • Founder of ConfoTerapeutics, 2015
  • VIB group leader since 1995
  • Postdoc at ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-1994
  • PhD work at Plant Genetic Systems and the VUB, Belgium, 1991
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