Category: Staff
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Stijn De Munter, PhD
Stijn De Munter is a postdoctoral researcher specializing in the development and clinical translation of next-generation CAR T cell therapies. His work leverages state of the art gene editing technologies to engineer innovative CAR T cell products. He brings extensive expertise in viral vectors, gene editing and CAR T cell biology. At CellGENTherapies, Stijn serves…
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Tim Desmet, PhD
Tim Desmet has a background in Tissue Engineering. He did his PhD at Ghent University on 3D-printing biodegradable meniscus implants. After almost a decade at Agfa-Gevaert, where he worked as business developer/innovation manager, he returned to the University Hospital of Ghent. As a business developer for UGent TechTransfer he helps clinicians and researchers to bring…
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Katrien Vanhonacker
Katrien works as business development consultant at CellGENTherapies. Katrien is eager to hone her strategic, business development, communication and branding skills the very motivated team at CellGENTherapies. Katrien has 15 years of experience in US-based life sciences multinationals with increasing responsibilities and almost 10 years of experience in the life sciences & technology entrepreneurial field.…
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Hanne Verschuere, PhD
Hanne is project manager leading the development of innovative production pipelines for CAR T cell therapies. With a deep passion for unraveling the complexities of fundamental biology, Hanne brings both scientific insight and hands-on expertise to our mission. At CellGENTherapies she will use her profound knowledge on cancer biology and immunology towards advancing next-generation ATMPs.…
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Jits Van de Wiele
Jits is junior laboratory technician at CellGENTherapies. Dedicated to meet the quality standards, she has built in short term a significant experience as QC technician in a GMP environment, with particular expertise in molecular techniques. Previously, Jits has built experience in tissue processing in a certified tissue establishment and is trained to ensure products and…
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Sofie Leyman
Sofie is an experienced lab technician with an expertise in molecular biology. Driven by timely completion and with attention to detail & accuracy, she focuses on molecular biology techniques such as DNA and mRNA production for cell and gene therapy at CellGENTherapies. With more than nine years of laboratory experience, including more than three years…
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Bo Coppens
Bo is junior laboratory technician at CellGENTherapies. Driven by a scientific curiosity, he achieved in short term a strong technical proficiency in the production of mRNA and formulation of mRNA into lipid nanoparticles. Additionally, he is skilled in the related molecular testing of mRNA and mRNA-LNPs. He has  experience in GMP-compliant manufacturing of clinical trials…


