Koen De Gussem has been working as a poultry practitioner for 8 years, with a focus on lab diagnostics, disease control, and monitoring. He then joined the animal health industry, providing and organizing technical support worldwide, in particular for bacterial and parasitic diseases and gut health. He was also responsible for organizing (pre)clinical registration trials for different product categories. Gradually, his role has shifted more to overseeing projects earlier in the R&D phase, and he is now responsible for the global business development Biologicals for food-producing animals at a top ten animal health company.