Marc Heijde

VIB IPBO CO-ORDINATION SUPPORT

Dr. Marc Heijde holds a degree in Biosciences engineering (specialization Plant biotechnologies), a master in Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology. He obtained his PhD from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France. He worked at the University of Freiburg (Germany) and University of Geneva (Switzerland) as a postdoc before joining the VIB in 2013. He joined the VIB-IPBO team that he now leads since 2015. He has the mandate to develop cooperation between EU based knowledge institutes and African counterparts. He has built a strong experience in the transfer of knowledge and capacity building. Besides, he has acquired strong program coordination skills as program manager of the International Industrial Biotechnology Network, a UNIDO project aiming at sustainable development of the biotechnology related industry. He is currently the coordinator of the EU-Africa LEAP-Agri CLISMABAN project. He is also co-coordinator with Dr Laura Cortada of the Plant B&B network, a network with the ambition to foster the development of new initiatives in breeding and biotechnology at a global level with a focus on the developing world. He has further coordinated the set-up of communication supports and capacity building workshops in Belgium and Africa. He has established an extensive network of actors from the agribusiness sector including policymakers, scientists (public and private sector) and research users in Europe and Africa.

Email: Marc.heijde@vib-ugent.be
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcHeijde
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-heijde-1293428/