A mentor for young technology entrepreneurs, Jean-Jacques Degroof has enjoyed a successful career that spans the private and academic sectors. Graduating summa cum laude from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) in Belgium, he later earned his MS and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jean-Jacques Degroof has served on various organization boards including that of the Centre of Technological Resources in Chemistry (Certech). An independent nonprofit entity, Certech was founded in 1996 by UCL with financial backing from the Walloon region in Belgium and the European Union. UCL transferred to Certech, based in Seneffe, Belgium, three of its laboratories long known for ingenuity and industrial joint efforts in chemistry. Certect was primarily intended to assist in reviving chemical-related industries in Walloon and help in job creation. As a contract research organization, Certech offers its expertise in problem-solving, analysis and measurement, and product and process development to small and large industrial companies. Aside from collaborating with chemical industry firms, it also provides its expertise to other fields including construction, personal care, automotive, and environmental. Over the course of 2016, it entered into 700 contracts involving 210 different enterprises and produced a 70:30 private-public income ratio.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
|