Michiel Van Tendeloo Research Michiel Van Tendeloo Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise Climate change forces humanity to rethink the way we utilise resources and deal with waste streams. To avoid (further) transgression of the Earth’s natural boundaries, more envi…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Analytical Service Due to its strong analytically oriented profile, the Toxicological Centre offers also a number of services in the field of Forensic Toxicology and Environmental Toxicology. All methods have an adequate quality control/quality assuran…

Hugo Neels Research Hugo Neels Research team Toxicological Centre Bisphenol A alternatives: transfer from food contact materials, fate and human exposure. 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019 Abstract Bisphenol-A (BPA) is again at the forefront of research because its restriction has resulted in the use of numer…

Michiel Van Tendeloo About Michiel Van Tendeloo Michiel Van Tendeloo Contact Campus Groenenborger Show email address Tel. +3232659856 Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerpen, BEL Michiel’s research focuses on two topics: sewage treatment and biological nitrogen removal & CO2 sequestration via enhance…

Jolien De Paepe Research Jolien De Paepe Research team Expertise In general: • Biological wastewater treatment • Resource recovery and reuse • Sustainable water treatment technology • Cleantech and environmental technology • Microbial biotechnology More specifically: • Nutrient removal a…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Quality Control Due to its strong analytically oriented type of research, the Toxicological Centre has developed an adequate quality control/quality assurance system. All analytical methods have been in-house optimized and validated using official guid…

Siegfried Vlaeminck Research Siegfried Vlaeminck Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise In general: • Biological wastewater treatment • Resource recovery and reuse • Sustainable water treatment technology • Cleantech and environmental technology • Microbial b…

Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) search menu search content Intensive care Head: prof de Philippe Jorens Main research topics: The main study topics of this unit are dedicated to the use of sewage to estimate whole population illicit drug use; in vivo migration and different…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Topics The Toxicological Centre is led by Prof. dr. Adrian Covaci and Prof. dr. Alexander van Nuijs. Together they guide a group of post-doctoral researchers, PhD students and technical staff, working in several research teams. Endocrine disruptive che…

Sustainable water management search menu search content Technology Technology and Infrastructure Wastewater engineering is a key research area within the University of Antwerp. We explore novel and sustainable technologies for wastewater treatment and resource recovery from wastewater. BioGEM and Du…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Wastewater-based epidemiology An innovative way of estimating the use of drugs and other substances The analysis of sewage for human excretion products of illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco and other health parameters is an alternative methodology of obta…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Vision and organisation The Toxicological Centre has developed a research direction - Environmental Toxicology - in which it has a strong and international reputation. There are various themes, some of them of recent nature. The research direction has …

Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development search menu search content Health & Environment cluster The health impact of environmental pollution is researched across disciplines, including the exposure to pollutants differentiated for social groups, the health risk and actual intake of poll…

Philippe Jorens Research Philippe Jorens Research team Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) Expertise ICU of university hospital with 39 patients, capable of hospitalising and treating both adult and pediatric patients, with all tools of modern management and (hemodynamic, neurolog…

Alexander van Nuijs Research Alexander van Nuijs Research team Toxicological Centre Expertise Expertise in development and validation of bioanalytical assays to detect endogenous and exogenous substances in biological matrices. Assays are based on chromatographic separation coupled to mass spectrome…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Outreach In the media Our hair doesn't lie: court increasingly detects drug or alcohol use via hair analysis. Alexander van Nuijs on VRT, 9 March 2024 (in Dutch) Ever wondered what your toilet visit could reveal about the pharmaceuticals you're taking?…

Iris De Corte Research Iris De Corte Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) DeUriNate – Decentral urine conversions for sewer application to maximise resource efficiency and environmental sustainability across the urban wastewater system. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2025 Abstract Envir…

Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development search menu search content Water technology Research groups DuEL BioWaVe BlueApp Centre of Excellence Microbial Systems Technology Key experts Abbas Alloul Jan Dries Silvia Lenaerts Sara Melis Marc Spiller Tim Van Winckel Siegfried Vlaeminck Selec…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content From oil substrate to long-chain dicarboxylic acids From Waste Oil to long-chain DiCarboxylic Acids (WODCA) We are developing a process which uses yeast to convert used cooking oil into long-chain dicarboxylic acids, whic…

Iris Cornet From oil substrate to long-chain dicarboxylic acids / Iris Cornet From Waste Oil to long-chain DiCarboxylic Acids (WODCA) We are developing a process which uses yeast to convert used cooking oil into long-chain dicarboxylic acids, which are very flexible chemical building blocks that can…

Ludo Diels Research Ludo Diels Research team Unique lignin-based functional oligomers: a challenging route towards a sustainable biobased economy. 01/05/2018 - 30/04/2019 Abstract In this PhD lignin-based oligomers, specifically dimeric compounds, will be studied. Due to the complexity and heterogen…

Marijn Juliaan Timmer Research Marijn Juliaan Timmer Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Encouraging grant 2023 'Rosa Blanckaert' for young researchers: Exact and Applied Sciences. 01/12/2023 - 31/12/2025 Abstract Water is essential for human survival, but providing water to …

Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content Researchers from UAntwerp publish new study on antibiotic resistance genes Antibiotic resistance is a global threat that claims high morbidity, mortality and economic costs. It is aggravated by the global dissemination of human and animal…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Vlaeminck Siegfried Microbial food from light, carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas : kinetic, stoichiometric and nutritional potential of three purple bacteria Spanoghe, Janne; Vermeir, Pieter; Vlaeminck, Siegfried Bioresource technology - ISSN 096…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Dora BUONFRATE Strongyloides stercoralis in the non-endemic setting and beyond: an epidemiological, diagnostic and treatment challenge Project summary Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminth widely distributed in areas of the world …