Herman Goossens is Emeritus Professor of Microbiology at the University of Antwerp since October 2022. Herman contributed to close to 800 peer-reviewed scientific papers in some of the best journals such as Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature. He received several honours and awards, such as the Methusalem Award of the Flemish government and the Award for Excellence of the European Society for Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Herman is the initiator of the Belgian Antibiotic Policy Co-ordination Committee (BAPCOC), of the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC-Net), and of the annual European Antibiotic Awareness Day.

With his translational research, Herman seeks to enhance the standard of healthcare, public health and professional standards. His vision is to build a sustainable infrastructure for clinical research on infectious diseases in Europe. Herman’s coordination of a great number of international research projects has been fundamental in the fight against antimicrobial resistance and pandemic infectious diseases.