Rudy Dekeyser
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Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
at the University of Ghent.
He was director of DevGen
DevGen
Devgen is a Belgium-based multinational agricultural biotechnology company. It uses advanced biotechnology and molecular breeding technologies to develop varieties of major food crops with higher yield or superior envirmonental properties. Its technology is marketed by outlicensing or selling seeds...
and CropDesign
CropDesign
CropDesign is a biotech company located in Ghent, Belgium. The company develops a portfolio of agronomic traits for the global commercial seed markets. It has developed a technology platform to discover genetic traits for the improvement of corn, rice and other plants...
and is a director of the biotech companies Ablynx
Ablynx
Ablynx, a biopharmaceutical company with headquarters in Ghent, Belgium, is engaged in the discovery and development of single-domain antibodies to treat a range of human diseases....
, Peakadilly
Peakadilly
Pronota, formerly Peakadilly, is a biotech company located in Ghent, Belgium. The company works on the development of molecular diagnostics for cancer and inflammatory diseases. This work should lead to improvements in personalized and predictive medicine.-History:The company was founded in August...
, Actogenix, EMBLEM (technology transfer company of EMBL) and FlandersBio
FlandersBio
FlandersBio is a non-profit organization which represents the cluster of Flemish life sciences in Belgium. The members of FlandersBio are organizations involved with Research and Development, and production in life sciences, or organizations and companies servicing Flemish life sciences...
. He is also co-founder of ASTP (Association or European Science and Technology Professionals) and visiting professor innovation and management at the University of Ghent.