Projects
Flemish Participation ESFRI-project European Social Survey. KU Leuven
The Role of Intellectual Property in (Precompetitive) Public-Private Partnerships in the Biomedical Sector KU Leuven
The Ph.D. project assesses the role of intellectual property (IP) in (precompetitive) Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the biomedical sector. Biopharmaceutical enterprises face major challenges, such as increased competition, falling research and development (R&D) budgets, increasing regulatory hurdles, accelerating technological complexity, future patent cliffs, and declining number of promising projects in their drug pipelines. ...
A comparative study of the views regarding palliative sedation in Indian religions KU Leuven
Though palliative sedation has been the object of often heated societal and academic debates since the nineties of the previous century, so far little attention has been given to the specific views and attitudes of world religions regarding this topic. Given the fact that these religions can influence the attitudes of palliative patients and their families and of caregivers regarding this practice, it is essential to know what these ...
Fair Play? An Investigation of Player Attitudes, Purchase Behavior and Ethics Surrounding Microtransactions in Digital Games Ghent University
The research addresses the topic of microtransactions in digital games. Microtransactions refer to in-game purchases of additional downloadable content and/or virtual goods that can extend or enhance the player’s experience in a game. This monetization strategy has important advantages for players, as they allow game companies to keep the initial prices of their games low (or even offer their games for free) and players only pay for ...
Children as change makers in a household’s sustainable food consumption. Exploring how in-store marketing interventions targeting children can affect sustainable food literacy, -attitudes and - choices in children and their parents. Ghent University
Stimulating consumers towards more sustainable food consumption (consumption activities which provide for the needs of the current generation while preserving the needs of future generations) is becoming increasingly important for governmental and academic actors and the food industry. For retailers, it can become a path to economic growth, because providing sustainable food options can lead to positive consumer responses. Reaching children ...