Hannes Iserentant, Head of IP at Celyad Oncology, started his IP career in private practice Bird Goën & Co as member of the Life Sciences team. In 2008, he joined the tech transfer team of VIB, a dedicated life sciences research institute, as IP Manager. From 2013 to 2016, he was part of the Expert Group on patent law in the field of biotechnology for the European Commission. He joined Celyad Oncology in 2016, where he now is Head of IP. Hannes Iserentant holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Ghent University, is a qualified European Patent Attorney and European Patent Litigator.