Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Key Account Manager for one of Company's major Crop Protection clients. External Sales Manager for the Crop Protection, Nutrition and Biocontrol divisions. Regulatory Affairs Manager. Formerly a synthetic organic and medicinal chemist with international experience in both industry and academia (>10 years professional experience).
Supervision of the research team; design and execution of the synthetic routes to isolate the target compounds for DMPK studies; responsible for the maintenance of the laboratory equipment such as LCMS (Flexar), Reveleris C-850 Pure and Freeze-drier (Buchi L-200); reference for the definition of Health & Safety standards in the laboratory; reference for the SOPs of the electronic lab book to patent standards; responsible for the company’s inventory and supplies; interaction with manufacturers to stipulate agreements; redaction of proposals and final report for CRO activities; redaction of marketing content to reach potential customers
Total synthesis of the natural compound JBIR-101 active against Mesothelioma cancer cell lines. This molecule, a glucose-based macrolactone, was isolated via a sequence of simple synthetic steps. An enzymatic approach was also investigated.