Rudi Pauwels
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Rudi Pauwels is a Belgian
pharmacologist. He studied pharmaceutical sciences at the Catholic University of Leuven
, Belgium
, and obtained a PhD with a dissertation on Development of New Anti-HIV Agents.
He did research on virology at the Rega Institute for Medical Research
. In 1994 he founded the Belgian biotech company Tibotec
, together with his wife Carine Claeys, and in 1995 he co-founded Virco
. At Tibotec he continued his work on HIV. In 1999, he was elected as board member of the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB).
Rudi Pauwels is also the co-founder, director and CEO of a molecular diagnostic company, Biocartis SA, based in Parc Scientifique EPFL, Lausanne
, Switzerland
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
pharmacologist. He studied pharmaceutical sciences at the Catholic University of Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, and obtained a PhD with a dissertation on Development of New Anti-HIV Agents.
He did research on virology at the Rega Institute for Medical Research
Rega Institute for Medical Research
The Rega Institute for Medical Research is a Belgian scientific establishment that is part of the Catholic University of Leuven in central Belgium...
. In 1994 he founded the Belgian biotech company Tibotec
Tibotec
Tibotec is a pharmaceutical company with a focus on research and development for the treatment of infectious diseases such as HIV , and Hepatitis C...
, together with his wife Carine Claeys, and in 1995 he co-founded Virco
Virco
Virco was a biotech company located in Mechelen, Belgium. It provides a quantitative phenotype prediction for HIV resistance testing. The prediction is achieved by performing a search in a database of genotype-phenotype pairs and matching the mutations in the database with those of the sample of...
. At Tibotec he continued his work on HIV. In 1999, he was elected as board member of the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB).
Rudi Pauwels is also the co-founder, director and CEO of a molecular diagnostic company, Biocartis SA, based in Parc Scientifique EPFL, Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.