Jeroen Dewulf是一名兽医，于1998年毕业于根特大学兽医学院，并于2002年在该学院获得了博士学位，主要研究猪瘟的流行病学和控制。同年，他在乌特勒支大学获得了获得了兽医流行病学和经济学理学理学硕士学位。自2005年以来，他还是欧洲兽医公共卫生学院的外交官，并且是比利时抗生素使用和动物抗药性专业知识中心（AMCRA）的创始人兼董事长。从2014年开始，Jeroen Dewulf成为根特大学兽医流行病学的正教授。
Nele Caekebeke于2016年毕业于根特大学兽医学院的兽医专业，从事科学研究。目前她在攻读博士学位，主要指导养猪和家禽养殖者改善农场的感染预防。她是当地兽医学院伦理委员会的成员，也是兽医流行病学和经济协会的董事会成员。自2018年以来，她为猪和家禽生产提供生物安全方面的培训。
Sara Majid
Communications and Support Officer
Sara oversees communication tasks at Biocheck, which involves coordinating activities, handling digital media, creating social media campaigns, and supporting organizational tasks.
In addition to her MBA degree, Sara has extensive experience in conducting applied research as a former academic researcher. Her responsibilities included writing and reviewing academic papers, teaching, presenting at conferences, and attending workshops.
Biocheck Management Board
Dominiek Maes
Prof. dr. Dominiek Maes graduated as a veterinarian from Ghent University in 1993. He obtained a Master degree in Animal Production from Ghent University in 1995, a Master degree in Veterinary Epidemiology and Herd Health from Utrecht University (The Netherlands) in 1998, and a PhD in swine respiratory disease from Ghent University in 1998.
He has worked as a post-doc at the University of Minnesota (US). He became an associate professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2003, at Ghent University, and a full professor in 2012. Since 2003, he has been the head of the Unit of Porcine Health Management. He has been the president of IPVS Belgian branch, the European College of Porcine Health Management, and the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation.
His research focuses on porcine health management, including production and reproduction. He is the coordinator of the VetCEE approved course “Vakdierenarts varken”, the post-graduate education programs related to porcine health management at the faculty, and the practice course “Reproduction and reproduction problems in pigs”.
Merel Postma
Dr. Merel Postma, a veterinarian, graduated from Utrecht University in 2010. She specialized in farm animals and veterinary public health. Her 2016 PhD thesis at Ghent University focused on "Antimicrobial usage in pig production." She led projects aiding pig farmers and contributed to "Minapig" and "i-4-1-health" projects. She became a European College of Veterinary Public Health diplomate in 2017. Merel is involved in the "DISARM" project's external advisory board and served as an External Expert on African Swine fever for the European Food Safety Authority.
In 2016 she made a transition to the corporate business, besides still being part of the Veterinary Epidemiology unit of Ghent University. Merel is the Manager Chain Quality at Livar. Merel published the results of her studies in international journals, contributed to the book “Biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine” and presented her research findings all over the world.
Sven Arnouts
As a Business Developer Dr. Ir. Sven Arnouts coordinates intellectual property and technology transfer of PROVAXS, a consortium of laboratories of Ghent University in Belgium that combine their expertise in prophylaxis and vaccine development.
He graduated in 1990 as a Bio-engineer in animal breeding and cell and gene technology. In 1994 he obtained his PhD in avian growth physiology and immunology at the University of Leuven on an industrial project in collaboration with Solvay-Duphar. From 1994 to 2006 he was the global R&D Manager of Agriculture at INVE where he was responsible for research activities in animal nutrition for pigs, poultry, and ruminants with a special focus on the relation between nutrition and health.
He also has hands-on experience with the preparatory track and the foundation of spin-offs/start-ups.