During Knowledge for Growth 2023 in Antwerp we launched MICROLAB. MICROLAB is a new Core Facility of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), which will become operational end of 2023. It has a 300 m² class 100 cleanroom, equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment for advanced microfabrication of glass and silicon. It is an open access facility supporting both the research community and industry in the development of microstructured devices for medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications.