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CESPE Conference 2022 News Program

Keynote speaker: Dr. Ann Van Gysel

We are excited to announce Dr. Ann Van Gysel as keynote speaker at our CESPE Conference on Manufacturing Innovations for a Sustainable (Bio)Pharmaceutical Industry on September 15th in Ghent! Dr. Van Gysel was recently appointed as CEO of the spearhead cluster MEDVIA. In her keynote, she will focus on the current trends in healthcare and the (bio)pharmaceutical landscape.

Ann Van Gysel has always been passionate about innovation in healthcare. She started out as a biologist and received her PhD in molecular biology from the University of Gent. She acquired post-graduate degrees in Business Management and Marketing and Communications. In 2009, she joined FlandersBio as Managing Director. During her three-year tenure, she doubled the number of members, putting Flanders on the international map as a one of the major biotech hubs. In 2011, Ann founded Turnstone Communications, a consultancy agency providing communications and marketing services to healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceutical organizations in Belgium and abroad. She was the founder of the digital life sciences news platform BioVox.eu, sharing Belgian innovations with national and international professionals. Since January 2022 she has been the CEO of MEDVIA, a public-private partnership founded by the Flemish Government to support innovation in healthcare focusing on biotech, medtech and digital health.

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