Post by Bram Verstockt

#UEGW 2025 — what a wrap. A special edition in many ways, and one I’ll remember with gratitude. Thank you to UEG - United European Gastroenterology for the personal recognition — but let me highlight once more that this is truly a team effort. Progress in IBD is never a solo effort. It’s together, not alone, that we move the field forward ! Proud to be part of the amazing IBD team IBD Leuven, and grateful to everyone I’ve had the pleasure to work with — in Leuven (UZ Leuven KU Leuven), across Belgium (BIRD - Belgian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Development) and internationally, both individually and through societies. Marc Ferrante João Sabino André D'Hoore Gabriele Bislenghi Gianluca Matteoli and so many other team members in our lab and in the clinic ! A final special word of thanks to Severine Vermeire — my mentor and constant source of inspiration. She has shaped our team and the field of IBD worldwide — and will now bring that same vision and drive to the university level as our rector at KU Leuven. #UEGW2025 #IBD #TeamLeuven #Collaboration #Mentorship #Leadership #Gratitude Faculteit Geneeskunde KU Leuven Faculty of Medicine organoid@KUL FIBROTARGET ImmUniverse 3TR ECCO European Crohn' and Colitis Organisation VVGE International Bowel UltraSound (IBUS) Group