Prof. Dr. Benedikt Sas, senior business developer (IOF), is working at Ghent University since May 2008 and is currently acting as the Chief Business Officer for Food2Know and as a professor in the field of Corporate & Innovation Management.

After obtaining his Ph.D. at Ghent University and several management courses at Vlerick (Ghent University) and Templeton (Oxford University) he started working as an R&D Manager Chemistry for Kemin Europa N.V., an international company active in the feed and pet food additive business. Later he became Director of the R&D Department and R&D world-wide Co-ordinator for the Kemin Industries Group covering all life science divisions. In 2001 he was appointed President for the new start-up company Kemin Pharma. Kemin Pharma focuses on the discovery and the development of new anti-infectives and immune/inflammation related indications.

B.Sas has a significant track record of bringing new products and technologies to the market, and of

corporate management, research & innovation management, project portfolio management, intellectual property, clinical development programs, feed - food - nutriceutical industry, pharmaceutical industry, financial valuations, business development, in & out-licensing, sales & marketing, investment analyses.