Ann Van Gysel is a Belgian scientist and CEO of MEDVIA, a healthcare cluster that supports innovation in Flanders, Belgium.
Ann started her career at the University of Ghent, where she ran a research group in the Department of Plant Genetics for 4 years.
From 2008 to 2011, Ann was the managing director of FlandersBio, a life sciences cluster organization based in Flanders, Belgium.
In 2022, Ann became CEO of MEDVIA, an industry-driven membership organization that supports health entrepreneurs by fostering innovation in healthcare.
It was formed in a public-private partnership with Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO), and has around 150 members from industry, hospitals and academia.