Loick is the Vice President of Business development at Brightseed. A leader in bioactive compound discovery in plants. Before Brightseed, Loick has been working in the food industry and more specifically at major food-ingredients manufacturers such as Cosucra, Naturex, Givaudan, Dohler. He always focused on Sales, Marketing and Business Development and grew into leading entire divisions. While working with these leaders of the industry in multiple regions of the world, Loick developed not only a wide network but also a deep understanding of the food industry value chain. He helped optimize and innovate that value chain by using his strong technical product understanding, his focus on Health & Nutrition, and his vision of what the food consumption of the future will look like. Loick has a Master's degree in Biological Engineering with a focus on Food Technology from the VUB in Brussels and obtained an MBA from Yale University.