Johan Cardoen (May 18, 1958 – December 17, 2025) was a Belgian scientist and businessman. He was managing director of VIB and board member of FlandersBio. He obtained a PhD in biology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven) in 1987.
Cardoen worked for CropDesign between 1999 and 2012. He spent most of his career in agricultural biotechnology companies such as Plant Genetic Systems, Hoechst Schering AgrEvo GmbH and Aventis CropScience.
Sources Johan Cardoen (PDF) CropDesign sluit miljoenen-contract met BASF Plant Science In memoriam