Overview
Menschaert co-founded Biolizard in 2018 alongside fellow Ghent University professor Wim Van Criekinge and biotech entrepreneur Jan Van den Berghe. Biolizard has grown to 60 employees and posted 249% revenue growth in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Belgium 2025.
Career history
In the news
- Next week Thu 29 Oct: Bits in Bio Show & Tell, how AI transforms your daily workflows. Slightly different format this time. A series of flash talks where people in our community show how they are putting AI agents to work in life sciences. Topics & titles I've seen on the schedule are covering, - Building novel UIs for a complex biological data workflows - World models in drug discovery - LLMs helping to build a biotech company brain - MCP integration with ChimeraX and PyMOL for molecular visualisation - Workflows and skills for
- If you are present at the Biomarkers, CDx & Precision Medicine meeting in Basel, do drop by booth 26 to have a chat! I’m here together with Joannes van Cann, PhD and Silke Roovers to tackle all your questions.
- Next stop is Basel, Switzerland. I'll be attending the Biomarkers, CDx & Precision Medicine and NextGen Omics meeting together with Joannes van Cann, PhD and Silke Roovers. Drop by if you want to discuss your specific study, I'll gladly advise. OxfordGlobal Conferences UK #Biomarkers #OMICS #CDx Anacura Life Sciences OHMX.bio
- 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗢𝗛𝗠𝗫.𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 BioLizard 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗽ô𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗜𝗧. Gerben Menschaert & Joannes van Cann, PhD van Cann from OHMX.bio will be there alongside Alexander Koch & Karina Saakyan from BioLizard for an open morning of case studies, Q&A, and 1-on-1 conversations. Just a few spots are left.
- 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, BioLizard and OHMX.bio are bringing together scientists and bioinformatics experts in Lausanne for a morning focused on the data lifecycle. Come and join the discussion with Alexander Koch & Karina Saakyan from BioLizard and Gerben Menschaert & Joannes van Cann, PhD 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 OHMX.bio. 📍 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲, 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 🗓 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟵:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬 The event is free, but registration is required to secure your spot. 👉 Interested in the conversation?
- In or around Lausanne on the 30th of September? Gerben Menschaert, me and our partners from BioLizard are organising a Breakfast meeting where we will present both sides of every -omics project: data generation and data analysis! Join us to learn how to allign those two parts for the best outcome. Be sure to register and see you there 👋
- What happens to your data between the wet lab and the decisions it ultimately supports? On 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬, BioLizard and OHMX.bio are bringing together scientists and bioinformatics experts in Lausanne for a morning focused on the data lifecycle. We’re looking forward to the discussion with Alexander Koch & Karina Saakyan from BioLizard and Gerben Menschaert & Joannes van Cann, PhD from OHMX.bio. 📍 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲, 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 🗓 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟵:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬 The
- 𝗢𝗛𝗠𝗫.𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 BioLizard 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬. A focused morning on multi-omics and bio-IT: how data, biology, and bioinformatics come together to drive better research outcomes. Joining from OHMX.bio: Gerben Menschaert, co-founder and CSO, and Joannes van Cann, PhD. From BioLizard: Alexander Koch and Karina Saakyan. Interested in joining? Register here: https://lnkd.in/eYiVUqqG 📅 September 30, 2026 | 9:00–11:30 📍 Alanine Building,
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