Single Cell
Single Cell
Through the VIB Single Cell Core and our in-house Single Cell Microfluidics & Analytics and Bioinformatics units, we benefit from a wide range of single-cell equipment, applications, and expertise including transcriptomics, epigenomics, and proteomics, as well as high-quality bioinformatics support, with a focus on data analysis and interpretation of sequence data, specifically spatial and single-cell transcriptomics, at different stages of pathology.
The Single Cell Microfluidics & Analytics Unit is headed by Suresh Poovathingal (suresh.poovathingal@vib.be), and the Single Cell Bioinformatics Unit is headed by Kristofer Davie (Kristofer.davie@vib.be).
Using our Facilities & Services
If you're interested in utilising our single cell expertise, devices or services for your research, browse our catalogue or get in touch with our expertise unit leads below.
Explore our Devices
Explore our Devices
Find out which state-of-the-art equipment we have on offer and meets your research needs.
Microfluidics Expertise
Microfluidics Expertise
If you'd like to access the best in Single Cell Microfluidics & Analytics Expertise, please get in touch with expert Suresh Poovathingal.
Bioinformatics Expertise
Bioinformatics Expertise
If you'd like to access the best in Single Cell Bioinformatics Expertise, please get in touch with expert Kristofer Davie.
kristofer.davie@vib.be
VIB Single Cell Core
The VIB Single Cell Core is active within KU Leuven (Campus Gasthuisberg) and Ghent University (Technologiepark Zwijnaarde) offering robust single-cell technology workflows and methodologies. The core was established in 2021, capitalizing on the knowledge, expertise and existing service platforms within VIB.
Take a Virtual Tour
Want to see where the single cell magic happens? Check out some of our facilities at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience via our 360° virtual tour.
Let's show you around!
Get to know some of the incredible tools and people driving the Single Cell units through this vlog with Suresh Poovathingal and Kristofer Davie, Single Cell Expertise Units Leads!
KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics
The KU Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO) unites researchers with expertise in single-cell and spatial multi-omics technology development and application.
In the Spotlight
Check out some recent collaborations between the Single Cell Microfluidics & Analytics and Single Cell Bioinformatics units and labs at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience.
The Alzheimer's therapeutic Lecanemab attenuates Aβ pathology by inducing an amyloid-clearing program in microglia
Nature Neuroscience (2026) in collaboration with the Bart De Strooper Lab
Axonal Eif5a hypusination controls local translation and mitigates defects in FUS-ALS
Nature Neuroscience (2025) in collaboration with the Sandrine Da Cruz Lab
Synaptic deregulation of cholinergic projection neurons causes olfactory dysfunction across five fly Parkinsonism models
E Life (2025) in collaboration with the Patrik Verstreken Lab
What's in a neuron?
How do we support research groups with our single-cell expertise and facilities to collaboratively unravel the mysteries of the brain? Click the link below to experience one example of science and technology meet to produce excellent results.