The Council is currently looking for more external experts. To apply, please find all the information at the bottom of this page. |
In the frame of the scientific evaluation of regulatory dossiers and other biosafety-related matters, the Biosafety Advisory Council and the Biosafety and Biotechnology Unit (SBB) can call for the scientific support of external experts. This cooperation with scientists is very important to deliver scientifically sound advices to the competent authorities. The Biosafety Council and the SBB are indeed unique interfaces between the academic and the regulatory areas in the field of biotechnology.
For this purpose, the Biosafety Council and the SBB have drawn up a common list of experts, subdivided into 5 groups:
GM plants
Includes scientists having expertise in (genetically modified) plants
GM animals
Includes scientists having expertise in (genetically modified) animals
GM food/feed
Includes scientists having expertise in food and feed aspects (e.g. nutrition, allergenicity, toxicology)
Recombinant viral vectors, virosomes, vaccines, gene therapy
Includes scientists having expertise in gene therapy and/or (recombinant) viruses
Genetically modified micro-organisms - Bacteria and Fungi
Includes scientists having expertise in micro-organisms other than viruses
Current list of scientific experts assisting the Biosafety Council and the SBB in their work
Name | Institution | Field(s) of expertise |
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ANNÉ Jozef (Prof. Dr. ir.) |
KULeuven |
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ASSELMAN Jana (Prof.) |
UGent |
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BATOKO Henri (Prof.) |
UCL |
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CASSART Dominique (Dr.) |
Uliège |
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DE CLERCQ Patrick (Prof. Dr. Ir.) |
Ugent |
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DE LOOSE Marc (Prof.) |
ILVO |
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DEPICKER Ann (Prof. Dr.) |
UGent - VIB- VIB |
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DEWALS Benjamin (Prof.) |
ULiège |
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DOMMES Jacques (Prof. Dr.) |
Uliège |
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du JARDIN Patrick (Prof. Dr. Ir) |
ULiège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech |
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FIEMS Leo (Dr. ir.) |
ILVO - Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek |
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FONTAINE Véronique (Prof. Dr.) |
ULB - Université Libre de Bruxelles |
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GHANEM Michel (Dr. Ir.) |
Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) |
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GHEYSEN Godelieve (Prof. Dr.) |
Ugent |
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GIJSBERS Rik (Ass. Prof. Dr.) |
KULeuven |
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GILIS Dimitri (Prof. Dr.) |
Université Libre de Bruxelles - Computational biology & bioinformatics |
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HAEGEMAN Andy (Dr.) |
CODA-CERVA |
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HUYGHEBAERT André (Prof. Dr. Ir - emeritus) |
Ugent |
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ROEBROEK Anton (Prof. Dr.) |
KULeuven |
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TENENBAUM Liliane (Dr.) |
Lausanne University Hospital |
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TWIZERE Jean-Claude (Dr.) |
ULiège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech |
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VAN BREUSEGEM Frank (Prof. Dr.) |
VIB - Ugent |
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VAN DEN BROEKE Anne (D.D.G.) |
Institut J. Bordet |
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VAN DIJCK Patrick (Prof.) |
VIB - KULeuven |
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VAN DOORSSELAERE Jan (Dr.) |
VIVES campus Roeselaere |
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VAN LAREBEKE Nicolas (MD, Dr., emeritus) |
VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
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VAN MIERT Erik (Dr.) |
Firmenich BELGIUM S.A. N.V. |
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VANDEN BROECK An (Dr. ir.) |
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) |
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VANDER WAUVEN Corinne (Dr.) |
Institut de Recherches Microbiologiques J-M Wiame |
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WILLARD-GALLO Karen (Dr.) |
ULB - Université Libre de Bruxelles |
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ZORZI Willy (Dr.) |
ULiège |
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Experts are consulted on a case-by-case basis, depending on the specific expertise needed to assess a dossier. The expertise is done in most of the cases according to a written procedure. The experts are entitled to receive a financial allowance for their scientific work.
The common list of experts is regularly updated and continuously open for new candidates. This is an opportunity to include scientists who are interested in providing their support to the work of the Biosafety Council and the SBB.
Interested individuals are required to submit to the attention of the SBB a motivation letter and a nomination form corresponding to the expert group in which they would like to be included (see relevant documents below) together with a copy of their CV.
Downloadable documents (Word files)
- Nomination form for the Expert Group "Genetically modified plants"
- Nomination form for the Expert Group "Genetically modified animals"
- Nomination form for the Expert Group "GM food/feed"
- Nomination form for the Expert Group "Recombinant viral vectors, virosomes, vaccines, gene therapy"
- Nomination form the Expert Group "Genetically modified micro-organisms - Bacteria and Fungi"
For your information please have also a look at the code of conduct for experts, a document that each expert must sign each time he/she participates in the expertise of a dossier.