I'm in charge of a small team at Ecover, method, now Lifestyle Brands at SC Johnson since the merger with method products. With our network of suppliers and academia we develop 'better materials'.I like to challenge industry standards, raise the bar and contribute to a better (ao) biobased world. I coordinated several European and Flemish funded research projects regarding natural surfactants from fermentation and issued several patent applications some of which granted.Lectures at conferences : 3th Int. RRB, 4-6/06/07, Ghent7th World Surfactants Congress Cesio, 23-25/06/08, ParisFISCH SME-event, 23/04/09, BrusselsWorkshop Investeren in Innovatie,06/05/10, Affligem101th AOCS Conference,16-19/05/10, PhoenixDeloitte Innovation Day, 22/10/10 , VilvoordeCinbios Forum for Industrial Biotechnology, 09/11/10,MechelenCROSSTALKS workshop, 16/02/12, Brussels102th AOCS Conference, 30/03-2/04/12, Long BeachKnowledge for Growth, 24/05/12, Ghent1th ICIS European surfactants conference,13/09/12, BudapestSepawa BLX, 20/11/15, Corsendonk106th AOCS Conference, Salt Lake City Conference organizing committee member of Cleaning Products Europe (2012&2013), Knowledge for Growth (2012), EFIB (2015-2017)Specialties: People coaching, literature and patent searches, drafting research proposals, project coordination, formulating laundry and autodish products.