Jérôme Van Biervliet is Managing Director of VIB. He is a biotechnology professional with a mixed background in clinical internal medicine specialty practice, high-impact science, strategic business consultancy, early drug discovery, and business development in the biotech/pharma industry in globally leading environments. He achieved demonstrable excellence in all these aspects. He trained at Cornell University, KU Leuven, Vlerick Business school, was at Bain & Company strategic business consultancy, especially in private equity, and is at VIB, an excellence-based entrepreneurial research institute.