Thomas Geernaert
Thomas Geernaert joined VARIO as policy advisor in May 2022.
He obtained a doctorate in Engineering in 2011 (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) in the domain of photonics, which was awarded with the ‘Photonics21 Student Innovation award’. After his PhD he was involved in numerous fundamental, applied and industrial research projects in Flanders and Europe. Thomas was professor at VUB (2016-2022) and leader of the research team for optical fiber sensors with applications in industry 4.0, biomedicine and structural health monitoring of structures and materials.
With his switch to VARIO he wants to contribute to successful innovation and entrepreneurship policy.
Advices and reports
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Advisory Report 49: Making Better Use of Strong Science: Opportunities for Technological Development in Flanders
Flanders excels in science. In its new advisory report, VARIO shows how this strong knowledge base can be further leveraged to drive technological development and economic impact in Flanders and Europe.
Advisory report 45: Breakthrough science and technology in Flanders
VARIO calls for a research culture that tolerates risk.
