Principal
AIM
Moderator
Ronald van Zitteren is a Principal with AIM and a member of the firm’s management team. His primary focus is on helping clients design and develop supply chains for new product launches in the EU. His background in the biopharma industry is extensive. He was Senior Director of Supply Chain Strategy and Senior Director of Distribution and Logistics at UCB. Ronald also led pan-EU service teams at UCB, Amgen, and Zeneca. His educational background includes a BSc in Marketing and Economics.
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe
Krystal Biotech, Inc.
Laurent Goux is Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe at Krystal Biotech, Inc. Laurent’s extensive life science background includes more than 10 years in General Manager roles and functional experience in Finance, Business Development, Marketing, and Market Access. He has lived and worked in four countries and carried responsibilities across multiple continents. His education includes master’s degrees in physics, chemistry, and international business.
Cell Therapy Consulting
Reinout Hesselink is a freelance consultant for senior level CMC/QA roles in cell and gene therapy His professional focus is on CMC and the development of cell and gene therapy production process from early clinical through to commercial products. Reinout has a proven track record as a general manager and in-depth experience preparing for the clinical and commercial supply of cell and gene therapies. His background includes roles at Lonza, BioNTech, ExCellThera, Cimaas, and Pan Cancer T, as well as consulting for many others. He earned his PhD at Maastricht University in skeletal muscle damage and regeneration.
Senior Associate
AIM
David Kann is a Senior Associate with AIM. His focus is on global product launch and supply chain design and implementation for pharmaceuticals, ATMPs, and medical devices. He has more than 16 years in life science supply chain and consulting. Before joining AIM, he served as Head of EU Distribution and Logistics and as Head of Medical Device Supply Chain at Hospira. He also served as the Supply Chain Planning Lead at Abbott Laboratories. David earned his MSc in mechanical engineering.
Managing Editor, Custom Content
Pharma Intelligence