Kevin Braeckmans

Kevin Braeckmans is a Full Professor at Ghent University's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutics (FW01). He leads the Bio-Photonic Research Group, BIOMARKED, and Ghent Research Group on Nanomedicines, with a focus on photoporation and laser-induced nanobubble technologies.

• Research areas include Medical Nanotechnology, Nanophotonics, and Non-Viral Gene Delivery.
• His work spans Intracellular Delivery of macromolecules, Photoporation for immunotherapy, and Optical Molecular Microscopy methods.

Over 15 doctoral researchers, including Amin Ahmad, Baihao Huang, and Chloë De Clercq, are under his supervision. Funding sources include the Special Research Fund, FWO, and European Framework Programmes. Key technologies developed involve Polydopamine Nanosensitizers, Photothermal Nanofibers, and STED Nanoscopy integration.