Business Developer, Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED) of Hasselt University, Belgium
An took on the position of Business Developer for the Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED) of Hasselt University in 2015 after being involved in the creation of a spin-off as a researcher and inventor.
Within BIOMED, An is supporting 150+ researchers in valorisation activities such as IP scouting and patenting, developing valorisation roadmaps towards licenses and/or spin-offs, contract research with companies and general communication and marketing strategies.
An holds a PhD in life sciences from Maastricht University (2012) and finished her MBA program at Liège University in June 2023 with the master thesis entitled 'Valorisation as the third mission of universities: the BeNeLux ecosystem'.