IOF Business Development Centers
The Business Development Centers at Ghent University group complementary research departments by application area or domain of expertise.
Together they constitute the Industrial Liaison Network.
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Engineering, Energy & Materials
- Biomolecules: Production of Bio-based molecules and engineering tool.
Nele Ameloot - ChemTech: Chemistry & Water Technologies.
Valentina Goftman - CleanChem: Cleantech for sustainable chemical production.
Bart Hommez - Composites: Innovative technology platform for composites.
Ilse Christiaens - DuraBUILDmaterials: Innovative technologies for durable building materials and structures.
Stijn Matthys - EnerGhentIC:Â Energy Research & Innovation Community.
Michel De Paepe - Machineries & Factories: Machine & factory design and optimization; industry 4.0.
Jeroen De Maeyer - Metals: Metals research platform, from nano to mega, from material to application.
Karen Hemelsoet - TEX IS MORE: Textile innovations for protection, comfort and care.
Jozefien Geltmeyer
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Health Tech & Pharma
- ACT-T: Advanced Cell and Tissue Engineering.
Tim Desmet - Biomarked: Pre-clinical biomarker -omics platforms and BioIT, diagnostics, RNA abled therapies.
Daisy Flamez - ChemTech Life Sciences: Chemistry Technologies for the life sciences.
An Van den Bulcke - DISCOVERE: Drug discovery, drug delivery and drug manufacturing. Serge Van Calenberg
- HyCT: Hybrid CT image building technologies for material and life sciences applications.
Ewout Vansteenkiste - MEDTEG: Medical Device Technologies.
Ewout Vansteenkiste - Victoris: Technological optimization, research and innovation in sport. Kristof De Mey
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Electronics, Photonics & Digital
- e-Poly: Center for advanced, polymer based microsystems and applications.
Frederik Leys - INDATA: Internet & Data Lab.
Filip Louagie - i-Know: Intelligent information management.
Ljiljana Platisa - nb-photonics: Photonics, components, systems, applications.
Eva Ryckeboer
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Agro, Vet & Food
- BLUEGent: Innovations in aquaculture and blue life sciences.
Margriet Drouillon - CropFit: Biostimulants and Biocontrol for plants.
Maaike Perneel - End-of-Waste: Creating value out of organic waste and residues.
Nathan De Geyter - Food2Know: Feed, Food & Health.
Andreas Renz - PROVAXS: Innovation in animal health.
Sven Arnouts
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Social Sciences & Humanities
- i4S: Smart Solutions for Secure Societies. Arne Dormaels
- Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts Faculties.
Zoë Imhof