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Tech x Bio Night

Powered by Wintercircus x VIB, supported by Biovia, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen & Voka


Two Ghent giants are about to meet. At last. 💥

Tech x Bio Night: Different DNA, Same Ambition. Two Ghent ecosystems. One evening to learn everything from each other.

Ghent has two world-class ecosystems: biotech and tech. But do they talk to each other? Not nearly enough. On 27 October, VIB and Wintercircus are set to change that: Tech x Bio Night will bring together 400 tech and biotech professionals for CEO testimonials, funding insights, AI as a superbooster and focused networking.

Two worlds with different languages, different paces and different metrics, but with the same ambition: to make an impact that extends beyond their own sector. The similarities and differences between tech and biotech will be explicitly discussed.

This evening marks the starting point of a longer story about cross-pollination between two ecosystems that need each other more than they realise.


* This event will be held in English.


Timetable
  • 13u30: Doors
  • 19u00: Opening - Roeland Delrue (Aikido) x Karen Massey (Argenx)
  • 19u30: European growth mindset & funding ride - Roeland Delrue (Aikido) x Karen Massey (Argenx) x Matthew Foy (Avante Biocapital)
  • 20u15: AI as superbooster - Riccardo Sabatini (scientist & entrepreneur)
  • 21u00: Closing word
  • 21u:30: Networking
Speakers
ROELAND DELRUE

Roeland Delrue is co-founder and COO of Aikido Security, the Belgian cybersecurity company that grew from startup to unicorn in just over three years. Aikido builds security software for developers and security teams, protecting more than 150,000 teams worldwide across code, cloud, runtime, and autonomous AI-powered penetration testing.

Roeland combines a background in sales and product and has played a central role in Aikido’s go-to-market and growth. Before Aikido, he worked at Showpad, where he spent several years in San Francisco helping build out the company’s US presence, and later led product at HR-tech company Officient.

Today, he remains closely involved in both Aikido’s commercial and product strategy, with the ambition of making software security increasingly autonomous.

KAREN MASSEY

Karen Massey is the Chief Executive Officer of argenx, a global immunology company, a position she has held since May 2026. She previously held the Chief Operating Officer position for argenx from March 2023 to April 2026. With over two decades of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, she has held significant roles in commercial leadership, product development, corporate strategy, and innovation.

Prior to joining argenx, Massey spent over nine years at Genentech (Roche Group), where she most recently served as Senior Vice President of Product Development and Global Clinical Operations, leading a global team of more than 2,000 people across 24 countries and overseeing over 300 clinical trials across various therapeutic areas. Earlier in her career, she held commercial leadership roles at Pfizer, including as Vice President of the Multiple Sclerosis and NMO business, and worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company. Massey holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

JEROEN VAN HAUTTE

Jeroen Van Hautte is co-founder and CTO of TechWolf, the leading data layer for enterprise workforce transformation. Using AI to combine skills, work and market intelligence, TechWolf helps companies such as HSBC, GSK, T-Mobile and PayPal make workforce decisions based on what people can actually do. The company has raised $42.75M in a Series B led by Felix Capital, with strategic investment from SAP, ServiceNow and Workday. 

A practitioner-researcher, Jeroen builds AI systems at enterprise scale while publishing peer-reviewed work with more than 180 academic citations. He holds an MPhil in Advanced Computer Science from Cambridge, where his thesis on language models for job-related text became the foundation for TechWolf's Skill Engine. He was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2022 and made the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2023. Based in Ghent, he is also a sub-three-hour marathon runner and a compulsive prototype builder.

About VIB

VIB (Flemish Institute for Biotechnology) is a leading international research institute that translates fundamental biological research into applications in healthcare, agriculture and industry. With more than 2,500 researchers spread across five Flemish universities and a strong track record in launching biotech spin-offs, VIB is not only a key player in Belgium but also within the European life sciences ecosystem.


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Datum & uur
dinsdag 27 oktober 2026
19:00 22:30 (Europe/Brussels)
Doors open at: 18:00
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Locatie

Wintercircus, Arena (Makeba)

Miriam Makebaplein 2
9000 Gent
België
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TENT BV, Tickets Wintercircus

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