Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Hendrik Waegeman possesses extensive experience in business development and operations within the biotechnology sector. Currently serving as Head of Business Operations and Head of Business Development at Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant since March 2012, Hendrik focuses on project coordination, business development, contract negotiation, and technology transfer related to bio-based processes and products. In addition to these roles, Hendrik has been involved in various governance positions, including Board Member roles at Bio-based Industries Consortium, Bio.be, Smart Delta Resources, and Inbiose. Academic contributions include a past position as a Post-doctoral researcher at Ghent University and guest lecturer at the University of Incheon. Educational qualifications encompass a Doctorate in Metabolic Engineering and a recent Scale-up Masterclass from Vlerick Business School, alongside other engineering studies at prominent institutions. Expertise includes metabolic engineering, pathway optimization, and industrial biotechnology.
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant is a flexible and diversified pilot plant for the development, scale-up and custom manufacturing of biobased processes and products. It operates at kilogram to multi ton scale and aims at closing the critical gap between scientific feasibility and industrial application of new biotechnological processes. The Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant in a one-stop-shop that performs the entire value chain in a single plant, from the biomass green resource up to the final bioproduct. The pilot plant is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment to perform biomass pretreatment, biocatalysis, fermentation, up- and downstream purification and green chemistry. It focuses on conversion of biomass (a.o. agricultural crops and by-products, industrial side streams) into biochemicals, biomaterials, biofuels and other bioproducts. The Pilot Plant is situated in the Port of Ghent in Belgium. It is an independent, open innovation pilot plant and is accessible for companies and research institutions throughout the world.