Bram Bekaert Email & Phone Number

Evergem, Be

Ghent, Be

As Project Manager,Operations of CESPE, I will continue my role as Project Manager with the addition of taking up the responsabilities related to the operational aspects within CESPE. I will continue to focus on technical support for the CESPE Innovation Accelerator & Incubator, attracting additional funding for the further development of the CESPE Innovation Accelerator & Incubator, and coordinating grant reporting to the Department of Economy Science and Innovation (EWI). Additionally, I will support in attracting industrial partners for commercialisation of the CESPE Incubator and maintaining relationships with internal and external policymakers. Furthermore, I will be responsible for the development and coordination of the CESPE Academy.

As Project Manager of CESPE, I will focus on technical support for the CESPE Innovation Accelerator & Incubator, attracting additional funding for the further development of the CESPE Innovation Accelerator & Incubator, and coordinating grant reporting to the Department of Economy Science and Innovation (EWI). Additionally, I will support in attracting industrial partners for commercialisation of the CESPE Incubator and maintaining relationships with internal and external policymakers.

Laboratory Of Pharmaceutical Technology

My post-doctoral topic continues on my PhD topic: Continuous Direct Compression - Investigation, optimization and development of an end-to-end system.Key topics addressed are:- Evaluating the impact of raw material properties and process settings on the process performance (i.e. feeding, blending and tableting)- Evaluating the impact of blend/formulation properties and process settings on continuous blending and tableting.- Evaluating the final drug product quality and drug product bioavailability and how it can be impacted by the process and raw materials- Development of a predictive platform for continuous direct compression- Evaluating the implementation of Process Analytical Technology in Continuous Direct Compression.

Gent En Omgeving, België

My PhD topic focusses on the investigation, optimization and development of continuous direct compression.Key topics addressed are:- Evaluating the impact of raw material properties and process settings on continuous feeding- Evaluating the impact of blend/formulation properties and process settings on continuous blending and tableting.- Development of a predictive platform for continuous direct compression- Evaluating the implementation of Process Analytical Technology in Continuous Direct Compression.- Optimization of a fully integrated continuous direct compression lineAdditional research includes:Development of multicomponent hot melt granulation formulations:- Immediate release

Master Of Drug Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Master's thesis: Evaluation of an alternative dry product resistance determination method for a continuous freeze-drying process.

Honours Programme In Life Sciences: Breaking Frontiers

Key topics of the performed work involved: - Improved tabletability after a polymorphic transition of delta-mannitol during twin screw.