Bart Geers

Bart Geers, Investment Manager at KU Leuven Research & Development, brings deep expertise at the intersection of life sciences, technology, and venture creation. After a short period in pharmaceutical industry Bart became manager of the multidisciplinary research platform on nano- and biophotonics (NB-photonics) within Ghent University. During this period Bart gained deep insight in photonics technology and combined his expertise in life sciences and nanosciences to generate new projects merging technology with life sciences. This led to the incubation of a spin-off company in lab-on-chip diagnostics in which he managed the execution of the project up to spin-out. Currently Bart is working at KULeuven Research & Development (LRD) where he coaches startup projects in health technology and manages the spin-out, investment process and operational execution of these projects. Next to this he supports business development within KULeuven, the largest TTO in Europe.