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Johan Cardoen
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Managing Director
VIB, Belgium
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Biography:
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Johan Cardoen is managing director of VIB. In this responsibility, he is also board member of Pronota, Actogenix, Multiplicom and member of the investment commitee of SOFI Fund. Until May 31, 2012, he was CEO of CropDesign N.V. (Ghent, Belgium), a biotechnology spin-off from VIB; in addition he was Chairman of Flandersbio, the umbrella organization for life sciences and biotechnology sector in Flanders from 2007 until May 2012. From 1988 until 1999 he worked for Plant Genetic Systems (PGS) as Technology Acquisition Manager and Business Development Manager. Prior to joining CropDesign (July 1999), Dr. Cardoen was Head Technology Acquisition of AgrEvo Hoechst Schering (now Bayer CropScience), and was responsible for all biotechnology-related technology acquisitions. He joined CropDesign in 1999 as Vice President Business Development. In December 2004 Johan became CEO of CropDesign; he developed and implemented a dual track strategy (IPO/trade sale) which led to an acquisition of CropDesign by BASF Plant Science in June 2006. Johan is also chairman of Quinvita NV.
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