Resources

Tools & peer-reviewed science.

Open-access tools developed by our team, and CORE EV related publications.

EV-TRACK

Transparent reporting & centralizing knowledge in EV research

A crowdsourcing knowledgebase that centralises EV biology and methodology, coaching researchers through the EV-METRIC to improve reproducibility and transparent reporting.

EVOKE

Quality control platform for standardised EV research

An advanced quality-control platform that evaluates EV preparation methods across key performance metrics to enhance reproducibility and comparability across studies.

2026

No Dye Fits All: Illuminating the Challenges of Fluorescent Extracellular Vesicle Labeling

Vrdoljak P, Idrovo-Gavilanes A, Nguyen TH, Vander Cruyssen A, Guilbert N, Pinheiro C, Fabiano M, Pannetta M, Lippens L, Hendrix A

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

doi: 10.1002/jev2.70291

2024

Identification and validation of extracellular vesicle reference genes for the normalization of RT-qPCR data

Pinheiro C, Guilbert N, Lippens L, Roux Q, Boiy R, Fischer S, Van Dorpe S, De Craene B, Berx G, Boterberg T, Sys G, Denys H, Miinalainen I, Mestdagh P, Vandesompele J, De Wever O, Hendrix A

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

doi: 10.1002/jev2.12421

2023

Extracellular vesicle analysis

Hendrix A, Lippens L, Pinheiro C, Théry C, Martin-Jaular L, Lötvall J, Lässer C, Hill AF, Witwer KW

Nature Reviews Methods Primers

doi: 10.1038/s43586-023-00240-z

Integrating automated liquid handling in the separation workflow of extracellular vesicles enhances specificity and reproducibility

Van Dorpe S, Lippens L, Boiy R, Pinheiro C, Vergauwen G, De Wever O, Hendrix A

Journal of Nanobiotechnology

doi: 10.1186/s12951-023-01917-z

2021

Recombinant extracellular vesicles as biological reference material for method development, data normalization and assessment of (pre-)analytical variables

Geeurickx E, Lippens L, Rappu P, De Geest BG, De Wever O, Hendrix A

Nature Protocols

doi: 10.1038/s41596-020-00446-5