
While obtaining his MSc and PhD degree (both at KU Leuven, Belgium) Bart Haex studied sleep; his research is captured in the book “Back and Bed” and has resulted in several patents and spinoff companies. He has been advising the Flemish Minister of Science, Innovation and Economy, and has been instrumental in setting up public-private institutions both at the regional, national and international level (such as Leuven Health Technology Centre and EIT Health). As a professor at Maastricht University (valorisation of research) he obtained an MBA (Vlerick Business School) and joined EIT Health, as Director of Strategy and later as Director Business Development (Belgium-Netherlands).