Flanders Institute for Biotechnology

Summary

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[3].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology is in the country of BE^[5].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's instance of is recorded as institution^[7].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's headquarters location is recorded as Ghent^[8].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology is part of ELIXIR Belgium^[9].
• July 6, 1995 marks the founding of Flanders Institute for Biotechnology^[10].
• 1995-07-06 marks the founding of Flanders Institute for Biotechnology^[11].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ghent University^[12].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's parent organization or unit is recorded as University of Antwerp^[13].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hasselt University^[14].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's parent organization or unit is recorded as Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[15].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's parent organization or unit is recorded as Vrije Universiteit Brussel^[16].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's official website is recorded as https://vib.be/^[17].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's phone number is recorded as +32 9 244 66 11^[18].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's legal form is recorded as non-profit organisation^[19].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's legal form is recorded as W3WH^[20].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's short name is recorded as VIB^[21].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's API endpoint URL is recorded as http://sts1.vib.be/adfs/services/trust^[22].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8865'}^[23].
• Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9817'}^[24].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 9676007BFBDWE5Q9O022^[25]

• Registered legal name: Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie^[26]

• Legal jurisdiction: BE^[27]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[28]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): W3WH^[29]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[30]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[31]

• Entity created: 1995-07-06^[32]

• LEI first registered: 2017-12-07^[33]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-22^[34]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-12-08^[35]

• Managing LOU: 529900F6BNUR3RJ2WH29^[36]

• Registration authority: RA000025^[37]

• Authority entity ID: 0456343923^[38]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[39]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include July 6, 1995^[10] and 1995-07-06^[11].

Identity

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology is part of ELIXIR Belgium^[9]. Its short name is recorded as VIB^[21].

Operations

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology's headquarters location is recorded as Ghent^[8]. Parent organizations include Ghent University^[12], a public university^[40], in Belgium^[41], founded in 1817^[42], headquartered in Ghent^[43]; University of Antwerp^[13], a university^[44], in Belgium^[45], founded in 2003^[46], headquartered in Antwerp^[47]; Hasselt University^[14], a public university^[48], in Belgium^[49], founded in 1971^[50], headquartered in Diepenbeek^[51]; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven^[15], a pontifical university^[52], in Belgium^[53], founded in 1970^[54], headquartered in Leuven^[55]; and Vrije Universiteit Brussel^[16], a university^[56], in Belgium^[57], founded in 1969^[58], headquartered in Ixelles^[59].

Why It Matters

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).^[2]