 In 1982 he founded the biotech company Biogent and managed it during the first years of its existence, after which he founded Innogenetics NV in 1985 together with Erik Tambuyzer and Rudy Marien, who became the major private investor.In 2001 he founded BioMaric, a Belgian biotech start-up, together with Dr. Maan Zrein and Eric Saman, and in 2002 he founded Biotech Incubation Partners.In 2003 he initiated together with Rudy Dekeyser the creation of FlandersBio, the association of biotechnology companies in Flanders.