About Us
Who we are
Flanders Vaccine is a non-profit, strategy-driven platform for academic, industrial and public stakeholders with relevant expertise in human and animal immunotherapeutics and vaccines. Flanders Vaccine brings together universities, public and private hospitals, research centres, SMEs, pharma, competence providers, patient organisations, and government bodies to develop novel immunological health solutions and the vaccines of the future.
Flanders Vaccine supports the development of immunotherapeutics and vaccines for both prophylactic and therapeutic targets in humans and animals by facilitating the exchange of know-how and complementary innovative technologies between academia and industry. The Flanders vaccine platform can be seen as an integrated tool that gives rise to more and better partnerships; that prepares us better for future calls for funding; that enables us to network at inspiring meetings and conferences; that generates visibility and attracts significant attention from national and international experts, stakeholders and organisations.
Mission
The mission of Flanders Vaccine is to stimulate innovation in
vaccine related research & business and to catalyze (public-private) partnerships.
Flanders Vaccine aims to build a strong community:
- To bring together all stake holders in vaccine/infectious diseases/immunology related R&D
- To identify bottlenecks and opportunities in vaccine/infectious diseases/
immunology related R&D - To stimulate knowledge exchange through creation of
networking opportunities - To facilitate application for funding
- To participate in EU calls for project proposals
- To catalyze (inter)national collaborations
- To increase the public awareness of R&D breakthroughs
Aims & Objectives
KNOWLEDGE | EXPERTISE | SERVICES
– All-in-one information & communication tool
– Who is who in the field
– Trends & developments
– R&D projects
COLLABORATION
– Creating joined value in a dynamic ecosystem
– National and international calls for project proposals
– Identification of R&D themes in the field
COMMUNICATION
– Visibility and exposure of our cluster within Europe
– Access to platform organizations in other countries
– Impact on vaccine/infectious diseases/immunology related policy
ORGANISATION
Founding Fathers
The non-profit organisation Flanders Vaccine was established in January 2016 by the five Flemish universities Ghent University, University of Antwerp, University of Hasselt, University of Leuven and Vrije Universiteit Brussel together with the networking organisation
flanders.bio and the biotech company BioMARIC.
Board of Directors
University of Ghent,
represented by
Sven Arnouts CHAIRMAN Flanders Vaccine Board of Directors
University of Antwerp, represented by
Pierre Van Damme VICE CHAIRMAN Flanders Vaccine Board of Directors
University of Hasselt, represented by
Niels Hellings
flanders.bio,
represented by
Katrien Lorré
University of Leuven, represented by
Kai Dallmeier
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, represented by
Jo Van Ginderachter
BioMARIC,
represented by
Hugo Van Heuverswyn
Strategic Partners
Flanders Vaccine is supported by a number of strategic partners including
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Pfizer, MSD Belgium and Sanofi.
