Team
Partners of the Qbic I team, managing the Qbic I portfolio are:
- Marc Zabeau
Marc Zabeau obtained an MS in biology and obtained his PhD in genetics in 1974 both at the University of Gent, Belgium. After having worked for 10 years in renowned international molecular biology research institutes, he moved to the biotech industry, first as a research director at PGS and later as an entrepreneur. During this period he maintained strong ties with academia by holding part-time university professorships, and by later on returning to academia. The final stage of his career, is dedicated to a large unmet need in innovation, namely bridging the culture gap between academia and industry. He spent a few years managing the Technology Transfer Office at the university of Gent. In 2012 he founded the inter-university seed fund Qbic supporting innovative technology companies emerging from Belgian universities.
- Martin De Prycker
Martin De Prycker had several positions at Alcatel-Lucent: from 1982 to 1996 he held a number of technology innovation management positions, from 1993 to 2000 he was founder and president of the Internet Access Division and between 1999 and 2002 he was CTO of Alcatel. Between 2002 and 2009, he was CEO of Barco, a public company with world leading visualisation technology with over 1 B€ revenues worldwide. Between 2009 and 2013 he was founder and CEO of Caliopa, a technology startup in silicon photonics He was involved in venture capital as an advisor to GIMV and Waterland between 2000 and 2012. He joined Qbic I as a managing partner in 2012. Martin holds a Ph.D. in computer sciences and an M.Sc. in Electronics all from the university of Ghent as well as an MBA from the University of Antwerp.
- Danny Gonnissen
Between 2009 and 2012, Danny lead the venturing activities of Bekaert. In this position, he was actively participating in the board of directors of different portfolio companies and in the advisory boards of strategic venture capital funds in Europe, North-America and China. Prior to that, Danny held a number of R&D and new product development positions at Bekaert. Danny holds a Ph.D. in Applied Sciences and an M.Sc. in Metallurgy from the Free University of Brussels
- Guy Huylebroeck
After a short academic career as a professor at the University of Bujumbura and head of the University of Ghent’s Technology Transfer Office, Guy Huylebroeck has held several international positions in business development, product and general management in telecommunications and IT security companies, before joining Qbic I as an investment partner. Guy holds a PhD in Physics and a Master degree in Computer Science from the University of Ghent, and an MBA from the Vlerick Business School.