Philippe Chan, PhD

Experience

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  Chemica FV

  Jun 2013 - May 2016

  • Treasurer and Board Member

    Jun 2015 - May 2016

  • Academic Syllabi Coordinator

    Jun 2013 - May 2015
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  FaculteitenKonvent Gent

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

  External Public Relations
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  Arkema

  Apr 2019 - May 2022

  PhD Researcher

  Project ETN-CHARMING ESR11: creating a specific training game for HSE culture in an industrial context.Dissertation: Virtual Reality Serious Game for Chemical Lab Safety Training in Industry and Academia: from Design, Development to Increased Motivation and Engagement.Research activities: designed, developed and evaluated a virtual reality serious game as a training tool for chemical lab safetyAs part of the ETN-CHARMING project funded by the European Commision's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (grant agreement 812716)Host institution Arkema in collaboration with KU Leuven. Show less

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  KU Leuven

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  PHD Researcher

  In continuation of the EU HORIZON 2020 ETN-CHARMING project

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  CHENEXT Technologies

  Jul 2023 - now

  Founder

  CHENEXT Technologies is a software start-up company that develops high-quality Extended Reality (XR) software solutions - which include Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) - for companies in the chemical industry sector. These applications are tailored to enhance the way chemical professionals learn and connect with each other. The company's mission is to offer continuous and exclusive support for the chemical industry with VR and AR tools that are highly engineered to satisfy the needs of our industrial clients, ultimately fostering a safer, more efficient and more sustainable chemical industry.As a start-up entrepreneur, one has to master an immensely versatile set of skills and knowledge. Because the company is quite small, I have to be eager and talented to learn and to realise most business aspects on my own. It requires a great amount of creativity, dedication and persistence to bring the company to success.Expertise gained: business development, sales, marketing, organisational management, business finance, graphical designActivities: conceptualising business opportunities, setting up business plan, perform market analysis, writing project proposals, formulating financial plan, developing XR software, managing a team, networking with professionals from different fieldsMore info: www.chenext.com Show less