Michiel Van Tendeloo unpaid staff 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 boundari…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Ketamine use Sewage proves Belgians use significantly more ketamine than before UAntwerp scientists conduct sewage research at 26 different locations in Belgium Ketamine use is on the rise in our country, scientists from the University of Antwerp concl…

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…

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Outreach In the media Processed nature of plant-based proteins creates chemical problem (18 April 2025). Read the full paper here, based on the research of Alicia Macan Schönleben Nowhere in Europe there are more cocaine residues in sewage than in our…

Hugo Neels emeritus occasional assignment Research Hugo Neels Research team 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 us…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences News News News from the faculty Europe gives young scientists a boost UAntwerp researchers secure ERC Starting Grants Publication date 5 September 2025 Plant-based meat and cheese substitutes may contain more harmful substances than their animal cou…

Experimental Neurobiology Unit search menu search content News and Events Read our blog! with articles about research and education at our faculty News from the Faculty Europe gives young scientists a boost UAntwerp researchers secure ERC Starting Grants Publication date 5 September 2025 Plant-based…

Michiel Van Tendeloo unpaid staff About Michiel Van Tendeloo Michiel Van Tendeloo Contact Campus Groenenborger Show email address Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerpen, BEL Michiel’s research focuses on two topics: sewage treatment and biological nitrogen removal & CO2 sequestration via enhanced mi…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Departments and research groups Departments and research groups Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Biomedical Sciences Department of Veterinary Sciences News from the research groups First Controlled Human Infection study at Vaccino…

Jolien De Paepe unpaid staff 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: • Nutri…

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 professor 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 • M…

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…

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Stefan Van Damme unpaid staff Research Stefan Van Damme Research team Quantification and characterization of the plastic flux in the Scheldt, with a view to an efficient remediation of this waste problem. 01/02/2018 - 31/01/2022 Abstract his research initially aims to quantify the plastic flux on th…

Alexander van Nuijs research professor 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 couple…

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…

Henry van de Velde search menu search content Ramakrishna Samanthula Bio RAMAKRISHNA SAMANTHULA is a Prime Minister’s Research Fellow (PMRF) pursuing his PhD at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India. His research focuses on Tensile Response of Textile reinforced concrete (TR…

Philippe Jorens full professor 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 (hemody…

Iris Cornet associate professor 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 buil…

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…