Upon distribution, 60 %
of VIB tokens were disseminated to participants in the token sale; 25 % were given to the Viberate Team, Partners, and Investors, 10 % were saved for future investors, and 5 % have been reserved to reward contributing fans.
Viberate, the blockchain - based platform for the live music industry, has teamed up with the cryptocurrency exchange service Changelly to facilitate wider adoption
of its VIB tokens.
Decentralized music marketplace Viberate, whose tokens sold out under five minutes during the ICO held in September 2017, is increasing the liquidity and reach
of its VIB tokens with a new partnership with Changelly.com.
Ever heard
of Vib Ribbon?
And thanks for the reminder today is the last day
of the VIB sale... off to do some damage:)
To finish the day the delegates were treated to a guest lecture by Jean - Christophe Marine, Director
of the VIB Laboratory for Molecular Cancer Biology at K.U.Leuven, who presented a clear and fascinating insight into current research focusing on targeting melanoma minimal residual disease.
An international group of researchers led by Prof. Jan Cools
of the VIB - KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology have made a breakthrough in understanding the development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the blood.
In this function I also established the Leuven part
of the VIB Bio Imaging Core and the Departmental imaging facility at the Center for Brain and Disease research.
It was established as a spin - off
of VIB and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
Prof. Joost Schymkowitz and Prof. Frederic Rousseau
of VIB - KU Leuven in collaboration with Prof. Johan Van Eldere of University Hospitals Leuven have gone one step further: they have developed a new way of designing antibiotic drugs that can give rise to many new antibacterial molecules.
Using state - of - the - art techniques, researchers
of VIB, Ghent University and the Max - Planck - Institute in Potsdam - Golm have now identified an adaptor protein complex which is essential for endocytosis and which only exists in plants.
A team
of VIB and Ghent University researchers set out to shed more light on this vital topic through a research initiative led by Professor Dirk Inzé.
The genetic analysis was led by Peter De Jonghe, head of the Neurogenetics Group
of the VIB Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium) and the epilepsy genetics group in Kiel, headed by Ingo Helbig (Dept. of Neuropediatrics, University of Kiel, Germany).
Not exact matches
Here's the thing nobody knows: if you spend $ 1000 in January, you'll get
VIB Rouge status for the rest
of that calendar year, plus the entire next calendar year.
Vib, for example, gives Best Western a foothold in higher - end markets, while Glo provides an alternative to its existing core brand — despite the risk
of cannibalization.
Here's a quick rundown
of the sale details:
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Clean the bathrooms, mop the floors, watch 15 episodes
of Dawson's Creek season 5 from the DVR, make a trial run to the hospital, figure out how to install the car seat, bake 2 Thanksgiving desserts to freeze (and pull out like I'm some amazingly prepared preggo host when everyone comes over), spend ALL THE MONIES at the Sephora
VIB sale...
Apparently, outgoing NADMO boss, Brigadier - General Francis
Vib Sanziri had been instructed to hand over to one Brigadier - General Kwame Oppong Kyekyeku who, it was alleged, was appointed as acting head
of the state - owned disaster management outfit.
A former National Coordinator
of the National Disaster Management Organisation and an officer
of the Ghana Armed Forces, Major General Francis
Vib - Sanziri has been appointed as the Head
of Mission and Force Commander
of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).
These novel insights are the result
of a long - standing collaboration between the research groups
of prof. Jeroen Raes (
VIB / KU Leuven) and prof. Severine Vermeire (KU Leuven / UZ Leuven).
Prof. Jean - Christophe Marine (
VIB - KU Leuven): «Unexpectedly, this ability to divide and contribute to melanoma development contrasted with the activities
of other cell populations, such as melanocyte stem cells found in hair follicles, for instance.
New research under the direction
of Adrian Liston (
VIB / KU Leuven) has discovered that a common genetic defect in beta cells may underlie both forms
of diabetes.
Adrian Liston (
VIB / University
of Leuven): «While genetics are really the most important factor for developing diabetes, our food environment can also play a deciding role.
Led by Jean - Christophe Marine (
VIB - KU Leuven), a team
of researchers has tracked down the cellular origin
of cutaneous melanoma, the deadliest form
of skin cancer.
«The flavor
of the beer we drink largely depends on yeast,» explains Kevin Verstrepen, a yeast geneticist at the University
of Leuven and
VIB in Belgium.
Prof. Bart Lambrecht (
VIB / Ghent University / Ghent University Hospital): «We also assessed a test group
of 2,000 children growing up on farms, and found that most
of them are protected.
Prof. Hamida Hammad (
VIB / Ghent University): «We already suspect that to some extent, the answer lies in the endotoxines, which form part
of the cell wall
of specific bacteria.
Inna Afonina and Elien Van Nuffel under the leadership
of prof Rudi Beyaert (
VIB / UGent) investigated the molecular signaling mechanism by which mutations in CARD14 lead to increased inflammation in psoriasis patients.
Professor Rudi Beyaert (
VIB / UGent): «We found that pharmacological treatment
of human skin cells with drugs that inhibit the activity
of MALT1 reduced the production
of inflammation promoting proteins caused by mutant variants
of CARD14.
In collaboration with Ghent University Hospital and Antwerp University Hospital,
VIB and Ghent University are now planning clinical trials to further validate immunodiagnosis
of FMF.
The Leuven - based
VIB researchers have revealed a mechanism that explains why the anti-tumor activity
of specific immune cells called macrophages is suppressed during tumor growth.
Scientists at
VIB and KU Leuven have discovered a crucial factor in the spread
of cancer.
Researchers
of Leuven University and
VIB in Belgium have shown that the yeasts used to ferment cocoa during chocolate production can modify the aroma
of the resulting chocolate.
Plant researchers at
VIB and Ghent University have now identified a new molecular network that increases our understanding
of stem cell regulation and activity.
Plant researchers at
VIB and Ghent University discovered a new step in the complex regulation
of stem cells.
«Two seemingly unrelated species, yeasts and flies, have developed an intricate symbiosis based on smell,» said Kevin Verstrepen
of KU Leuven and
VIB in Belgium.
Dr. Mike Sleutel (
VIB - VUB): «It will be exciting to see this new technique being applied in the future to follow protein self - assembly processes that are implicated in a range
of pathological disorders, such as liquid - liquid phase separation in eye cataract formation or the formation
of amyloid fibers associated with a range
of neurological disorders.»
A team
of researchers led by Dr. Mike Sleutel from the
VIB - VUB Center for Structural Biology in collaboration with scientists from the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems
of the Eindhoven University
of Technology, and the CNRS in Grenoble, have for the first time uncovered the molecular details
of protein crystal nucleation, a process with great medical and scientific relevance.
Patrik Verstreken (
VIB / KU Leuven): «We have set up a new in vitro system specifically for this research, to enable us to study the distribution throughout the brain
of aggregate proteins that are typical
of neurodegenerative diseases.
By joining forces with Professor Wim Versées at the
VIB research center for structural biology, the scientists were able to figure out the three - dimensional structure
of Skywalker, making it possible to study the protein in microscopic detail.
Professor Patrik Verstreken (
VIB - KU Leuven): «Genetic mutations
of the protein TBC1D24 cause a deviation known as the DOOR syndrome.
Professor Patrik Verstreken (
VIB - KU Leuven): «Our work shows that increasing specific brain fats at the synapses
of patients with a TBC1D24 mutation is a possible strategy for preventing epileptic seizures.
Dr. Julie Deckers (
VIB - UGent): «As predicted, our test showed that house dust mite - induced skin inflammation leads to aggravated levels
of allergic airway inflammation.
Alessia Soldano and Bassem Hassan (
VIB / KU Leuven) were the first to unravel the function
of APPL — the fruit - fly version
of APP — in the brain
of healthy fruit flies.
Prof. Patrik Verstreken (
VIB - KU Leuven): «The PINK1 gene encodes the PINK1 protein, and mutations in it lead to lower levels
of cardiolipin in mitochondria.
A team
of researchers led by Patrik Verstreken (
VIB - KU Leuven) have identified an underlying mechanism in early onset Parkinson's.
Bassem Hassan (
VIB / KU Leuven): «Since we show that APP and APPL show similar activities in cultured cells, we suspect that APP in the human brain functions in the same manner as APPL in the brain
of fruit flies.
Scientists from
VIB and KU Leuven, together with colleagues from the University
of California and the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research have demonstrated that, anti-angiogenic therapy can improve immune boosting treatments.
Jeroen Raes (
VIB / VUB / KU Leuven): «Our research has given us a tremendous amount
of new insight into the microbiota composition
of normal people like you and me.
2012 marked the launch
of the Flemish Gut Flora Project, initiated by prof. Jeroen Raes (
VIB / VUB / KU Leuven).