Lieve Declercq

Dr. Lieve Declercq is an Innovation Consultant for Health and Beauty with 25+ years of management experience. She is partnering with Belgian and international companies for technology validation, product development, and market introduction, aimed at driving business growth.

Until the end of 2017, Dr. Declercq was VP of Basic Science Research & Advanced Technologies at the Estée Lauder Companies, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of prestige cosmetic products (total net sales $13.68 billion in FY2018). She created strategies for technology innovation and product development with a global network of innovation partners. Her research was published in 35 scientific papers and she holds 20 US patents.

She obtained a PhD in Biochemistry- Molecular Biology (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) and a Certificate in Dermato-Cosmetic Science (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). Based in Belgium and a native speaker of Dutch, she is fluent in English and French, with basic knowledge of German and Italian.