Team

Sandrien De Smedt (will graduate in 2026) ORCiD | Support Microbiology Expert @ Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (Belgium), employed via Pauwels consulting
Nathan De Boeck (graduated in 2025) ORCiD | Scientific Researcher Clinical Microbiology @ University Hospital Antwerp (Belgium)
Silke Vercauteren (graduated in 2025) ORCiD | MSAT DSP Process Engineer @ Sanofi (Belgium)
Sang Nguyen (graduated in 2024) ORCiD | Service Support Specialist @ Abbott (Belgium)
Pieter Berden (graduated in 2024) ORCiD | Researcher Life Science Technologies @ imec (Belgium)
Hanne Put (graduated in 2024) ORCiD | Teaching Assistant @ KU Leuven Faculty of Engineering Technology (Belgium)
Celien Bollen (graduated in 2024) ORCiD | MSAT DSP Process Engineer @ Sanofi (Belgium)
Elen Louwagie (graduated in 2024) ORCiD | Senior Scientist, Assay Development @ Perseus Biomedics (Belgium)
Laure Verstraete (graduated in 2023) ORCiD | Project Engineer @ Dierengezondheidszorg Vlaanderen (Belgium)
Paul Matthay (graduated in 2023) ORCiD | Postdoc @ Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan)
Laetitia Van Wonterghem (graduated in 2022) ORCiD | Bioprocess Engineer Scale-up @ Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (Belgium)
Thomas Schalck (graduated in 2021) | ORCiD | New Ventures Intern @ VIB (Belgium)
Etthel Windels (graduated in 2021) ORCiD | Postdoc @ Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
Vincent Greffe (graduated in 2020) | Researcher @ GEP strawberries (Belgium)
Pauline Herpels (graduated in 2020) | Sustainability Advisor @ Jan De Nul Group (Belgium)
Dorien Wilmaerts (graduated in 2019) ORCiD | Search and Evaluation Scientist @ Cistim (Belgium)
Taiyeb Zahir (graduated in 2019) | Data Science & Analytics Manager Engineering @ Bosch Rexroth (Germany)
Joran Michiels (graduated in 2017) ORCiD | European, Belgian and Dutch Patent Attorney @ NLO (Belgium)
Liselot Dewachter (graduated in 2017) ORCiD | Professor @ Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
Valerie Defraine (graduated in 2017) | Sr Manager Medical Devices & Combination Products @ Pfizer (Belgium)
Toon Swings (graduated in 2017) ORCiD | Technology Expert @ VIB (Belgium)
Evelien Gerits (graduated in 2016) | Safety and Regulatory Affairs Officer @ infarAMA (Belgium)
Bram Van den Bergh (graduated in 2016) ORCiD | Technology Expert @ VIB (Belgium)
Wouter Knapen (graduated in 2015) | Lead New Modalities @ Pfizer (Belgium)
Kristine Stepanyan (graduated in 2015) | Account Manager @ Azenta Life Sciences (the Netherlands)
Shanjun Gao (graduated in 2015) | Clinical Researcher @ Henan Provincial People's Hospital (China)
Veerle Liebens (graduated in 2014) | Regulatory Affairs Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls Senior Manager @ Novartis (Belgium)
Ariany Colás Sánchez (graduated in 2014) | Professor @ Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas (Cuba)
Ann Jans (graduated in 2013) | Quality Assessor Medical Devices @ FAGG - Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Belgium)
Cyrielle Kint (graduated in 2013) | Molecular Geneticist @ Centre for Human Genetics - University Hospital Leuven (Belgium)
Carlos Galeano Mendoza (graduated in 2012) | Senior Scientist Crop Genetics @ BASF
Lara Ramaekers (graduated in 2011) | Vice-President BioWorks Division @ BioFirst/Biobest Group (Belgium)
Natalie Verstraeten (graduated in 2011) ORCiD | Senior Staff Scientist @ Michiels lab (Belgium)
Maarten Vercruysse (graduated in 2011) | Head of Strategy and Portfolio, Infectious Diseases Therapeutic Area @ Roche + Tai Chi Instructor (Switzerland) 
Valerie De Groote (graduated in 2010) | Teaching Assistant @ Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven (Belgium)
Roldan Torres Gutiérrez (graduated in 2008) | Professor and Vicerrector Académico @ Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam (Ecuador)
Maarten Fauvart (graduated in 2008) | Principal Scientist Life Science Technologies @ imec (Belgium)
Karen Vos (graduated in 2008) | ICT Consultant @ Interleuven (Belgium)
Roseline Remans (graduated in 2007) | Co-founder @ Glocolearning (Belgium) & Honorary Research Fellow @ CGIAR (Belgium)
Kristien Braeken (graduated in 2006) | Expert Plant Protection @ Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (Belgium)
Maarten Van Guyse (graduated in 2005) | Teacher + Builder of classical and flamenco guitars (Belgium)
Jan Verhaert (graduated in 2005) | Global Regulatory Manager Biologics @ Bayer Crop Science (Belgium)
Gunter Dirix (graduated in 2004) | IT Specialist @ DIXIT (Belgium)
Ruth Daniels (graduated in 2002) | Senior Scientist - Microbiology Expert @ Janssen Pharmaceutica (Belgium)
Bruno Dombrecht (graduated in 2001) | Head of Discovery Sciences @ VIB (Belgium)
Chuanwu Xi (graduated in 2000) | Professor Environmental Health Sciences and Global Public Health @ University of Michigan (USA)