Background
Pauwels, Rudi was born on January 17, 1960 in Vilvoorde, Belgium. Son of Wilfried Pauwels and Yvonne Verbeke.
Pauwels, Rudi was born on January 17, 1960 in Vilvoorde, Belgium. Son of Wilfried Pauwels and Yvonne Verbeke.
He studied pharmaceutical sciences at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy with a dissertation on Development of New Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Agents.
Post-doctoral scientist Rega Institute Medical Research University Leuven, 1990—1994. Founder, Chief Executive Officer Tibotec, Mechelen, Belgium, 1994—2002, vice president discovery research, 2002—2003. Founder, chairman Virco, 1995—2001.
Guest researcher epfl Ecole Polytechnique Féderale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2003. Chairman Galapagos Genomics, Mechelen, 1990—2002. Lecturer University Brussels, 1995—2003.
In 1999, he was elected as board member of the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB).
Married Carine Claeys, May 15, 1985. Children: Steven, Eline.