Dr. M. Claire Van de Velde
- Name
- Dr. M. Claire Van de Velde
- Company
- IBBT
- Function
- Director Valorization & Business Development
- Description
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Ms Claire Van de Velde has two core tasks as the Director of Valorization and Business Development: drafting know-how agreements with industry and the business community, and identifying opportunities for commercializing IBBT’s research results.
Claire started her professional career as a scientific researcher in the Department of Biology, which is part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of Ghent. She also obtained her doctorate there.
At the end of the 80s and 90s, she was a staff member of the Flemish Interuniversitary Board (VLIR) and the Flemish Board for Scientific Policy (VRWB).
Before Claire joined IBBT, she had been a director of scientific policy at the University of Ghent. There she had been responsible for project financing, as well as joint research projects with the business community and industry. She was also involved in the valorization of research results and the establishment of spin-offs for research. During this period, she was the science policy adviser for the Flemish Prime-Minister.
Claire is a member of the Management Board of various Flemish research centers. Besides this, she participates actively in Flemish and international networks that are concerned with research and development.