Staf Van Reet is a
Belgian scientist and businessman. Currently he is Managing Director of the biotech company Viziphar Biosciences BVBA, and member of the Board of Directors of
Janssen Pharmaceutica and the
VIB. He was succeeded as Chairman of
FlandersBio by
Johan Cardoen
Johan Cardoen is a Belgian scientist and businessman. He is Managing Director of VIB and board member of FlandersBio. He obtained a PhD in biology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven) in 1987.
Johan Cardoen has worked for CropDesign ...
.
Education
He obtained a degree of engineering in applied biological sciences and a PhD in agricultural sciences from the
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
KU Leuven (or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. It conducts teaching, research, and services in computer science, engineering, natural sciences, theology, humanities, medicine, l ...
(
Leuven
Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...
,
Belgium) and a law degree from the
University of Antwerp (
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, ,
Belgium).
Career
In 1972, he started his career at
Janssen Pharmaceutica, as a scientist in the ''Department of Theoretical Medicinal Chemistry''. After a year he moved to the ''Department of Patents and Pharmacochemical Data Processing'' of Janssen Pharmaceutica, and he headed the department from 1977 until 1989. Since 1987 continued his career as General Manager of Janssen Biotech, Chairman of the Management Board of the Janssen Research Foundation (JRF) and from 1991 until 1999 as President of the Janssen Research Foundation and Managing Director of Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. Until he retired, he was responsible for corporate venturing activities in Europe for
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational corporation founded in 1886 that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company i ...
. In 2007 he founded
Movetis together with
Remi Van den Broeck,
Dirk Reyn and
Jan Schuurkes.
Sources
Staf Van Reet
Flemish businesspeople
Flemish scientists
Living people
KU Leuven alumni
University of Antwerp alumni
Janssen Pharmaceutica people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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