Governing board

BioWin is supported by an internationally renowned team of scientific advisors from industry and academia.

 

Board of directors

  • President: Xavier Hormaechea, Managing Director UCB Belgium & Head Corporate Affairs, UCB
  • Vice-president SME: Mélanie Mestdagt, CEO, EyeD Pharma
  • Vice-president Academic: Professor Serge Schiffmann, ULB

Representatives of large companies

  • Valérie De Schutter, Site Quality Head, Takeda
  • Lieven Janssens, President, CEO , Kaneka Eurogentec
  • Philippe Denoël, PhD, Head of External R&D, GSK
  • Hugues Bultot , Founder & CEO Univercells
  • Xavier Hormaechea, Managing Director UCB Belgium & Head Corporate Affairs, UCB

SME representatives

  • Javier Martinez, CEO, Barré
  • Olivier De Cuypere , CEO, CorQuest
  • Alfred Attipoe, COMMUNICARE
  • Melanie Mestdagt, PhD, CEO, EyeD Pharma
  • Hugues Wallemacq, CEO, EXO Biologics

University & hospital representatives

  • Professor Serge Schiffmann (ULB)
  • Professor Laurence Buisseret (HUB – Institut Jules Bordet, ULB)
  • Professor Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos (UCL)
  • Professor Patrice Cani (UCL)
  • Professor Carine Michiels (UNamur)
  • Professor Marie de Saint-Hubert (Cliniques UCL Montgodinne)
  • Professor Anne Emilie Decleves (UMons)
  • Professor Stéphane Carlier (HAP, Hôpital Ambroise Paré)
  • Professor Brigitte Malgrange (ULiège)
  • Professor François Jouret (CHU Liège)

Observers

  • Mehdy Oozeer, Senior Life Sciences Specialist AWEX
  • Alain Demol, Life Science Advisor, SPW – EER
  • Paul Coucke, Attaché qualifié – Direction des projets de recherche, SPW – EER
  • Vinciane Grimard, Cabinet du Ministre de l’économie et Vice-Président du gouvernement – Conseillère Recherche & Innovation