VIB is an entrepreneurial research institute that seeks to transfer the results of its scientific investigations to society. To this end, the members of VIB’s Innovation & Business team draft, file and prosecute patents, establish research collaborations with industrial partners, outlicense intellectual property and create spin-off companies. These activities resulted in 125 million euro industrial income over the last 5 years, and a total of 20 spin-off companies with 875 direct employees. The portfolio of VIB Discovery Sciences - part of the VIB Business & Innovation team -  includes 9 programs on small molecules, 11 programs on biologicals and 2 programs for crops/microbiology.