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Sam Possemiers graduated in 2003 from Ghent University as bioscience engineer. In 2007 he obtained a PhD degree in the field of intestinal microbiology and polyphenol metabolism at Ghent University. He then worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Ghent University on the interaction between intestinal bacteria and human health, with respect to obesity and immune health. In 2008, he founded ProDigest, a spin-off company from Ghent University, which develops proprietary gut models and microbial bioactives and provides customized services in the field of gastrointestinal transit, bioavailability and metabolism, to the operators in the food and pharmaceutical sector.