Rudy Dekeyser is a businessperson who founded Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - Flanders Institute and Association of European Science & Technology Transfer and who has been at the helm of 5 different companies. Presently, Dr. Dekeyser occupies the position of Chairman for Sequana Medical AG and Partner & Head of Health Economic Funds at EQT Life Sciences Group BV.

He is also Chairman at The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Professor at Ghent University and Chairman-Valorization Board at Netherlands Genomics Initiative and on the board of 9 other companies.

In his past career Rudy Dekeyser held the position of Chairman at MyCartis NV, Partner at LSP Management Group BV and Managing Director at Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - Flanders Institute.

He received a doctorate and a graduate degree from Ghent University.