- Copper transport against cancerJanuary 15, 2026An interdisciplinary team of ULB researchers has developed molecules that can transport copper ions across lipid membranes of cells. Together with colleagues of the Université Grenoble Alpes, they found that copper transport is an efficient way to kill cancer cells.
- The EMNS lab is delighted to welcome new members!January 6, 2026Four young researchers join the team.
- New Publication in Angewandte ChemieDecember 11, 2025Hennie's group and Nathalie Buschaert's team at Tulane University published work on the transport of cAMP and AMP across lipid bilayers using synthetic small molecules.
- New PublicationNovember 26, 2025Plasmon-mediated functionalization of colloidal gold nanoparticles through reductive grafting of diazonium salts under pulsed laser irradiation, by Bryan Gosselin, Maurice Retout, Victor Lepeintre, Jérôme Tisaun, Claire Mangeney, Cécile Moucheron, Gilles Bruylants* and Ivan Jabin* - First published: 18 November 2025
- TV Interview on Nanoparticle-Based Cancer DiagnosticsNovember 7, 2025On November 6, Prof. Gilles Bruylants appeared on "Les visages de la Recherche" (LN24) to present his research on the development of nanoparticle technology to support cancer diagnosis. The project is conducted in collaboration with Prof. Michel Meunier (Polytechnique Montréal) and Prof. Ivan Jabin (ULB), and is funded by the FNRS and the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
- Professor Nora Ventosa appointed to the Francqui Chair 2025-26October 24, 2025The EMNS laboratory proposed Professor Nora Ventosa for a Francqui Chair at EPB, and we are delighted to announce her appointment.
- Visiting Researchers under LUCES COST ActionOctober 20, 2025Over the past months, our laboratory has had the pleasure of welcoming several visiting researchers as part of international collaborations fostered by the LUCES COST Action. These research stays have strengthened scientific exchange and opened new perspectives for joint projects.
- Cancer du poumon: vers une amélioration du diagnosticSeptember 29, 2025L’ULB, portée par Gilles Bruylants et Ivan Jabin, en collaboration avec des partenaires québécois, lance un projet de recherche de trois ans financé par le FNRS et le FRQ. Objectif : mettre au point une nouvelle méthode de diagnostic du cancer du poumon qui dépasse les techniques actuelles.
- New publication in Chemistry. A European Journal.September 26, 2025The joint project from Anurag and Lau on small chloride transporters has been published in Chemistry, A European Journal. These cyanostilbenes can bind chloride anions via CH-anion interactions and function as selective chloride transporters.
- Aaron's work has been published in Angewandte ChemieSeptember 16, 2025Spatiotemporal Control of the Formation of Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes in Liposome-Based Nanoreactors, by Aaron Torres-Huerta, Miriam de J. Velásquez-Hernández, Elena Tamarit-Amoros,Marina Raschetti, Daniel Pinkas, Ondrej Jurcek, Javier Pérez, and Hennie Valkenier* - First published: 13 September 2025
- Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Femtosecond Lasers for Nanomedicine Applications: A Seminar by Prof. Michel MeunierAugust 29, 2025The EMNS lab and LCO is pleased to host Prof. Michel Meunier, Professor of Engineering Physics and Biomedical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, for a seminar on cutting-edge applications of nanotechnology in medicine.
- Congratulations to Dr Chvojka for his PhD defence and Jean-Marie Lehn Prize !July 1, 2025On 15 May 2025, Matúš CHVOJKA has successfully defended his PhD thesis “Fluorinated bambusurils as anion receptors and transmembrane transporters".
- The Nano Team took part in GOLD 2025June 30, 2025The EMNS laboratory was strongly represented at the GOLD 2025 conference, which took place in the beautiful city of San Sebastián.
- Raphaël's works on Gold Nanoparticles has been published in Bioconjugate Chemistry as ACS Editor's choice!May 23, 2025Gold Nanoparticles Coated with Nucleic Acids: An Overview of the Different Bioconjugation Pathways,by Raphaël Dutour and Gilles Bruylants- First published: 21 May 2025
- Matus got his main transport story published in OBCApril 25, 2025Eight different types of fluorinated groups were used to functionalise benzylated bambusuril macrocycles, resulting in a library of eleven anion receptors with high chloride affinities and very different anion transport rates.
- Congratulations to Dr Lahboubi on his PhD!April 25, 2025Mounsef successfully defended his doctoral thesis on April 11th.
- News from one of our postdoc alumniMarch 21, 2025Dr. Carlos Moya has secured a Lecturer position at the University of Barcelona (UB) in the NanoBIC group.
- New publication in Conjugate ChemistryMarch 18, 2025Repurposing Lateral Flow Assays as a Versatile and Rapid Characterization Tool for Bioconjugation of Nanoparticles. By Bryan Gosselin, Raphael Dutour, Julie Janssens, Ivan Jabin and Gilles Bruylants - First published: 27 February 2025
- New publication in ACS Applied Bio MaterialsMarch 18, 2025Effect of Surface Modification of Gold Nanoparticles Loaded with Small Nucleic Acid Sequences on Cytotoxicity and Uptake: A Comparative Study In Vitro. By Thuy Truong An Nguyen, Raphaël Dutour, Louise Conrard, Marjorie Vermeersch, Manon Mirgaux, David Perez-Morga, Nicolas Baeyens, Gilles Bruylants and Isabelle Demeestere - First published: 16 Mars 2025
- New publication in ChemistryEuropeMarch 11, 2025The joint paper with results from Aaron, Karolis, Alessio, and Priyanka on the ERC ORGANITRA project is now out in ChemistryEurope. This article presents the transport of inorganic phosphate and phosphate esters by different anionophores.
- New publication in Chemical ScienceJanuary 30, 2025Controlling the transmembrane transport of chloride by dynamic covalent chemistry with azines.By Marcin Konopka, Lau Halgreen, Anca-Elena Dascalu, Matúš Chvojka and Hennie Valkenier - First published: 27 January 2025
- Congratulations Dott.ssa Fantoni !January 22, 2025Alessia Fantoni successfully defended his doctoral thesis.
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- A successful EMNS alumna.November 5, 2024Alice Giaprakis has been awarded the Prix René Cyprès 2024 and a BAEF scholarship.
- 1st LUCES Global Action Meeting in Abano TermeApril 19, 2024The EMNS lab is in the core of the new COST Action "Supramolecular LUminescent Chemosensors for Environmental Security" (LUCES).
- New publication in ACS Applied Nano MaterialsMarch 8, 2024Tailored Ultrastable Core–Shell Au@Ag Nanoparticles for Enhanced Colorimetric Detection in Lateral Flow Assays,by Bryan Gosselin, Gilles Bruylants and Ivan Jabin- First published: 05 March 2024
- EMNS researchers go abroad for advanced experimentsFebruary 20, 2024A short tour of Europe this February...
- LUCES COST Action's Core Group meets in LisbonFebruary 20, 2024Kristin and Mélanie, respectively Vice-Chair and Grant Holder Manager, are in the core of the new COST Action "Supramolecular Luminescent Chemosensors for Environmental Security" (LUCES).
- New publication in Angewandte ChemieJanuary 12, 2024Tuning CH Hydrogen Bond-Based Receptors toward Picomolar Anion Affinity via the Inductive Effect of Distant Substituents,by Matúš Chvojka, Dr. Dominik Madea, Dr. Hennie Valkenier, Prof. Vladimír Šindelář- First published: 08 December 2023
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- New Publication: Dynamic covalent chemistry with azinesSeptember 16, 2022Anca-Elena Dascalu, Lau Halgreen, Aaron Torres-Huerta and Hennie Valkenier, Chemical Communications (2022). First published: 08 September 2022
- ChemPlusChem Month's CoverMarch 16, 2022Designed by our colleague Ivan Jabin, the cover of our last paper in ChemPlusChem has been published online!
- Chercheurs d’or… dans les boues des égoutsJanuary 10, 2020Or, argent, platine : les chercheurs de l’ULB participent à un projet de recherche pour récupérer ces métaux dans les boues résiduaires des stations d’épuration de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
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