Our university hospital and faculty offer a wide range of research facilities to researchers, healthcare professionals and partners. From biobanking and imaging to cell culture and animal models – discover the facilities, technologies and expertise that can support your research.
- Biobank UZ Gent – Storage and distribution of human biological samples and associated clinical data
- Biostatistics Unit – Strategic advice, study design and data analysis
- Centre for Training and Research in Anatomical Sciences (CETRAS) – Training in surgical skills and anatomical research
- Ghent Centre for Medical Genetics (CMGG) – Genetic diagnostics and research into hereditary disorders
- Centre for Sports Medicine UZ Gent – Sports-related health, performance and rehabilitation
- Centre for Vaccinology (CEVAC) – Clinical vaccine trials (phases I–IV) and immunomonitoring
- Core Animal Facilities – Accommodation and support for preclinical animal research
- Core Bioanalytical Techniques and Technologies – Bioanalytical equipment for molecular and cellular analyses
- Core Digital PCR – Absolute quantification of nucleic acids
- Core Extracellular Vesicles – Isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles
- Core Flow Cytometry – Multiparametric cell analysis and sorting
- Core Histology – Tissue processing, staining and microscopic analysis
- Core Infinity – Multimodal preclinical imaging and precision radiotherapy in laboratory animals
- Core MoveLab – Motion analysis and biomechanical research
- Core Patient-derived Xenograft Models (PDX) – Patient-derived xenograft models for the evaluation of anti-cancer therapies
- Core Tissue and Cell Culture – Human tissue and cell culture for clinical and translational research
- Core Zebrafish Facility Ghent – Disease modeling and pharmacological screening of zebrafish
- Radiopharmacy – Production of radiotracers for PET imaging
- Drug Research Unit Ghent (D.R.U.G.) – Early-phase clinical drug research in healthy volunteers and patients
- Germ-Free and Gnotobiotic Mouse Facility Ghent – Germ-free mouse models for microbiome research
- Ghent Institute for Functional and Metabolic Imaging (GifMI) – Open-access 3T MRI for functional and metabolic imaging
- Ghent Light Microscopy Core (GLiM) – Advanced light microscopy for cell and tissue imaging
- Ghent Precision Dosing Unit – Precision dosing tailored to the individual patient
- GMP-unit – CellGENTherapies – GMP production of ATMPs and RNA vaccines for early-phase clinical trials
- Laboratory for Clinical Biology, UZ Gent – Laboratory analyses and molecular diagnostics for clinical trials
- Pharmacy Clinical Trials UZ Gent (GMP)-unit – GMP preparation and management of investigational medicinal products
- Laboratory for Experimental Surgery (SurgX) – Experimental research in surgical oncology and cardio-circulatory physiology
- Smart Space UZ Gent – Innovative rehabilitation technology and advanced motion and gait analysis
- Tissue Bank UZ Gent – Processing, storage and distribution of human tissues