In the early 1980s, gynaecologist Paul Devroey and paediatrician, clinical pathologist and researcher André Van Steirteghem lay the foundations of the now world-renowned Brussels IVF at the Free University of Brussels (VUB). They and their team gradually refine the techniques for in vitro fertilisation and discover the method of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), during which one sperm cell is injected into an egg cell. This chance discovery ultimately turns out to be a solution for ma...

The Canon of Flanders presents people, places, inventions, events and developments with special importance for today’s Flemish society. 60 richly illustrated windows illuminate decisive moments in history, from the earliest habitation up to the present. Besides well-known heroes and villains, the reader will also encounter ordinary men and women who, in good times and bad, built a life for themselves. This book was put together by a committee of experts after consultation with researchers, ...