"If you want the results of your research to reach the patient, patenting is almost inevitable" - Interview with Prof. Els Henckaerts

01-11-2023 • 24 mins

Els Henckaerts, MD, PhD is the head of the Laboratory of Viral Cell Biology and Therapeutics at KU Leuven. In this interview with Els, we see her as a researcher, as the CSO of a recently stablished spin-off and as a professor and mentor.

We learned about the advances of gene therapy, the importance of having the right support and strong patents when creating a spin-off, the relationship between the academic research and the pharma industry, and the amazing feeling she gets from seeing her PhD students thrive and collaborate with them. Check Henckaertslab website here: https://henckaertslab.org/