Erwin Sablon holds a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Ghent (Prof. Walter Fiers lab) and an MBA from the Leuven-Gent Vlerick School of Management. After a career of more than 30 years in the Flemish Life Sciences industry, holding research & development and management positions in Innogenetics, Ablynx and Biocartis; Erwin joined VIB Innovation & Business in early 2021.  As part of the VIB Discovery Sciences team, he is responsible for all biomarker and diagnostics related valorization activities and support to the VIB scientific community.  Erwin’s main technological and medical expertise lies in the field of nucleic acid based molecular diagnostics, biomarker validation and in vitro diagnostics (IVD) development in the fields of infectious diseases, genetic diseases and oncology.  Erwin is an author and co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is an inventor on 27 patents and patent applications.