As a business development manager I work together with 200 researchers (of which +/-30 professors) in the field of electromechanical, industrial systems engineering and industrial economics working on smart motion products and smart production systems. My specific role is to define and follow up actions to bring our research into real life i.e. commercialisation, by setting up interactions with the (regional and international) industry and/or through the creation of spin-offs. #motion #production #industry40. I am employed at Ghent University and affiliated as well to Flanders Make.