RSU Laboratory of Sports and Nutrition Research visited Belgium at the end of October

During the event, participants gained an in-depth understanding of the objectives of this EU initiative and real-life examples of how the application of the digital twin concept can provide modern solutions by reducing the duration of clinical trials and modelling new therapies for multimorbidity. The most significant challenges were also discussed, such as the creation of a unified dataset at the European level.

In addition, participants visited Prof. Wim Derave’s research group and the Sports Science Laboratory at Ghent University (pictured). The visit provided valuable insights into their open-access tool, which enables the introduction of a new variable – muscle fibre type – to normalise muscle biopsy results in transcriptomic and proteomic analyses.

The Laboratory of Sports and Nutrition Research was established under the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility Plan and state budget-funded project No. KPVIS 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/005 ‘RSU internal and RSU with LASE external consolidation’, and opened on 2 December 2025. The laboratory studies the impact of physical activity, acute training load and nutrition on health, promoting the development of scientific excellence at RSU and the international visibility of the university. It functions as a shared resource centre for researchers and industry partners, and provides study and continuing education opportunities.