VIB is an entrepreneurial research institute that seeks to transfer the results of its scientific investigations to economical and societal added value. To this end, the members of VIB’s Innovation & Business team draft, file and prosecute patents, develop IP strategies, establish research collaborations with industrial partners, outlicense intellectual property & knowhow, and create spin-off companies. These activities resulted in more than 250 active patent families, 1500 partnerships with industry, 138 million euro industrial income over the last 5 years, and a total of 25 spin-off companies. The portfolio of VIB Discovery Sciences - part of the VIB Business & Innovation team -  includes  programs on small molecules, biologicals,  crop industry as well as microbiology programs.