Wim Soetaert is a chemical and
biochemical engineer who heads the Centre of Expertise for Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis
InBio.be at
Ghent University
Ghent University (, abbreviated as UGent) is a Public university, public research university located in Ghent, in the East Flanders province of Belgium.
Located in Flanders, Ghent University is the second largest Belgian university, consisting o ...
Faculty of BioScience Engineering His research group is active in the development of fermentative and
biocatalytic production processes.
Early education and life
Soetaert received a
PhD
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...
in bioengineering from Ghent University. He worked as a research director in Germany and France, for the sugar group Pfeifer & Langen and the wheat processing company Chamtor.
He is the founder and chairman o
Flanders Biobased Valley a public-private partnership to promote the development of biobased activities in the Ghent area. Soetaert is also the director of the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, an
open innovation
Open innovation is a term used to promote an Information Age mindset toward innovation that runs counter to the secrecy and silo mentality of traditional corporate research labs. The benefits and driving forces behind increased openness have b ...
pilot plant for biobased products and processes based in Ghent.
External links
InBio.beFlanders Biobased ValleyBio Base EuropeInterreg
Belgian biochemists
Ghent University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Academic staff of Ghent University
Businesspeople from Ghent
Scientists from Ghent
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