ILVO (Instituut voor Landbouw, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek)
Maarten Verbrugghe is a skilled researcher currently employed at the Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek since November 2023, following an attachment at FOD Financiën - SPF Finances within the Algemene Administratie Fiscaliteit from January to November 2023. Previously, Maarten served as a Financial Advisor at Agentschap Zorg en Gezondheid from September 2022 to September 2023 and studied General Economics at Universiteit Gent from September 2020 to January 2022. Maarten's professional journey includes significant roles in account management at Indaver België and Univar Solutions, where insights into the circular economy and the chemical industry were gained. Maarten's academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Bioscience & Engineering: Chemistry from Ghent University and a High School Diploma in Science & Mathematics from Sint-Janscollege.
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ILVO (Instituut voor Landbouw, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek)
Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) researches the entire food chain, from primary food production to food processing and also the social and economic aspects of agriculture and fisheries. ILVO is an independent governmental research institute, part of the Government of Flanders’ Agriculture and Fisheries Policy Area in Belgium. ILVO’s mission is to perform and coordinate policy-supportive scientific research and the associated public service with the goal of creating sustainable agriculture and fisheries from an economic, ecological and social perspective. ILVO research and its related services span the range from fundamental and applied crop and animal sciences to agricultural engineering, marine and fisheries research, food science, social science research and economics. Using research, ILVO strives to improve products and production methods, monitor and safeguard the quality and safety of end products, and to improve policy instruments with the aim of developing policy related to agriculture, rural areas, and fisheries. ILVO continually informs policymakers, the relevant industries, and the public about its research findings.