About Organisation Management board The management board consists of representatives of every partner. Assembling twice a year, it ensures a regular exchange of information, joint coordination and monitoring of responsibilities of the partners. Frederik Coppens Head of Node VIB Kim De Ruyck Node Coordinator and Deputy Head of Node VIB Alexander Botzki Training Coordinator VIB Klaas Vandepoele Member of the Management Board Ghent University Yves Moreau Vice-chair of the Management Board KU Leuven Kris Laukens Member of the Management Board University of Antwerp Dirk Valkenborg Member of the Management Board University of Hasselt Wim Vranken Member of the Management Board Vrije Universiteit Brussel Matthieu Defrance Member of the Management Board Universite Libre de Bruxelles Kristel Van Steen Member of the Management Board Universite de Liege Kevin Vanneste Member of the Management Board Sciensano Stijn Dhondt Member of the Management Board VIB