19-21 May 2026
Flanders (Belgium)
19-21 May 2026
Flanders (Belgium)

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  • Tuesday, 6 February
  • Wednesday, 7 February
  • Thursday, 8 February

Tuesday, 6 February

11:45 - 12:50
Registration
Welcome and registration of participants
NH Gent Belfort
 12:50 - 13:00
Welcome Session
Eduardo Pontes, Zoetis
NH Gent Belfort
 13:00 - 15:00
Workshop: Discovery - Pre Development
Mathieu Peyrou, CEVA
Steve Nanchen, Elanco
Stefaan Wera, Virovet
During this workshop we will zoom in on the phase of Discovery and Pre-Development (TRL 1-4). We will have three short presentations, followed by a stimulating discussion between the participants…
NH Gent Belfort
Workshop
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
NH Gent Belfort
 15:30 - 17:30
Workshop: Early Development & Valorisation
Sven Arnouts, Ghent University - Provaxs
Lourdes Mottier, Elanco Animal Health
Vladimir Pucovsky, EMA Europa
Hervé Poulet, Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health
During this workshop we will zoom in on the phase of Early Development (TRL 5-6) and Valorisation. We will have three short presentations and stimulating discussion between the participants…
NH Gent Belfort
Workshop
18:00 - 20:00
Welcome and Opening Reception
Johannes Charlier, Kreavet
Jan Wauters, Flanders Investment & Trade
Roxane Feller, Animal Health Europe
Nathalie Vanderheijden, University of Ghent
Ann Martens, Ghent University
Ghent City Hall

Wednesday, 7 February

08:30 - 09:45
The Animal Health Industry: Market, trends and opportunities for innovation
Matthias Hofer, SC Group (Stonehaven Cozmix Group AG)
Michael Hemprich - Moderator
Filip Goossens, PMV
NH Gent Belfort
Keynote
09:45 - 10:15
Coffee Break
NH Gent Belfort
 10:15 - 11:45
New technologies for better vaccines and biologicals
Emmanuel Hanon, Vicebio
Hans Nauwynck - Panelist, University of Ghent
Joris Vandeputte - Moderator, VacciM
Jose Carlos Mancera - panelist, Zoetis
NH Gent Belfort
Keynote
11:45 - 13:00
Innovation Spotlight: Emerging Technologies
Lauren Carde - Moderator, Paul Dick and Associates
Hans Van Der Weken, Ghent University
Niels Vander Elst, Ghent University & KULeuven
Jeroen De Buck, University of Calgary
Paul Hodgson, VIDO
Sanjay Vashee, J. Craig Venter Institute
Lucy Davidson, Royal Veterinary College
Who are the presenters?Entrepreneurial scientists who pitch an innovative animal health application based on a new technology they developed…
NH Gent Belfort
Pitch Session
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch and One-to-One business partnering
NH Gent Belfort
 14:00 - 17:00
One-to-one business partnering
NH Gent Belfort
 18:00 - 22:00
Concert and Gala Dinner
De Vismijn

Thursday, 8 February

09:00 - 11:00
One-to-one business partnering
NH Gent Belfort
 11:00 - 12:30
Innovation Spotlight: Emerging start-ups
Klaus Hellmann - Moderator, Argenta
Lionel Malbec, Quantoom Biosciences
Lucas Decuypere, Allegro
Jelena Suran, Apiotix Technologies
Charles Owen, 272BIO
Annelies Bogaerts, Benno Therapeutics
Andrea Mariani, Soundsafe Care
Entrepreneurial scientists pitch a start-up to market innovative animal health applications based on a new technology…
NH Gent Belfort
Pitch Session
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch & One-to-one business partnering
NH Gent Belfort
 13:30 - 15:00
AI for R&I in animal health: breakthroughs or fake news?
Liesbeth Ceelen - Moderator, BioLizard
Stein Aerts - panelist, VIB
Daniel Jameson - panelist, Biorelate
Kathleen Marchal, University of Ghent
Thomas Demeester, University of Ghent
NH Gent Belfort
Keynote
15:00 - 15:30
Conference highlights and closing remarks
Sven Arnouts, Ghent University - Provaxs
Lauren Carde - Moderator, Paul Dick and Associates
Johannes Charlier, Kreavet
Paul Dick, Paul Dick and Associates
Laetitia Cicchelero, University of Ghent
NH Gent Belfort