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Biography of Marie Meima

Marie Meima studied at the Utrecht University and obtained a master degree in Toxicology and Environmental Health. She is working as a Research Scientist at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO and as a Visiting Scientist at the University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. Past and current research topics include risk assessment of occupational exposure, emergency risk assessment of food contamination, and food allergen risk assessment and risk management. During the past years, she focuses more on the effects of food on immune health and leads a major research program targeting at the development and application of advanced data science approaches to identify food compounds modulating (the risk) of inflammatory diseases, a collaboration between TNO and the University Medical Center Utrecht.

Biography of prof. dr. Geert F. Houben

Geert Houben (Biologist, Board Certified Toxicologist) is Principal Scientist Food Allergy and Immunotoxicology at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO and Full Professor Food-borne Risk Factors for Allergic and Inflammatory Diseases at the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) and the Faculty of Medicine of the Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He is or was a member of tens of expert groups, advisory boards and committees in the area of (risk assessment in) toxicology, food safety, immunotoxicology and food allergy. Among others, he was a member of the WHO/IPCS Expert Group for the Harmonized Guidance Development for Immunotoxicity Risk Assessment, the Ad hoc Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Food Allergens, and several Health Council committees of the Netherlands.
Prior to his current positions, he has had various research and management positions at TNO and various research positions at the Utrecht University and the UMC Utrecht. Geert has had the managerial and scientific responsibility for the TNO Food Safety research and services for many years prior to choosing to focus on his scientific career since 2014.

Ms Bauer is our VP of Ag, Consumer and Retail in North America at Global Data.  She comes to us with a wealth of Ag knowledge and unique perspective as she continues to be involved with her family’s dairy, forage, corn and soybean farm in the Upper Midwest USA.  Since the inception in 1982, their farm has been recognized for numerous awards that marked progress and success.  The two they are most proud of are recognition as Minnesota Milk Producer of the year and having bred, raised and exhibited a World Dairy Expo Class Winner.

Paula’s unique perspective will provide insights on U.S. agricultural practices and the “why” behind those.

• Commitment animal husbandry
• Commitment to soil health
• Commitment to responsible use of resources
• Commitment to our employee partners and communities
• At the end of the day…..What’s the motivation?

Jake Levine is a Solutions Engineer at N-SIDE. His experience in clinical supply expanded quickly by solving day-to-day supply challenges of biopharma companies. He is passionate about utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve the clinical supply industry and, ultimately, improve patients’ health. Jake received his Master’s Degree in Healthcare Systems Engineering from Lehigh University where he developed a strong interest in healthcare and biopharmaceutical market disruption, with a patient-centric approach.

Murray is the Hydrogen/CCUS lead for the energy trade team at Scottish Development International (SDI), Scotland’s trade & investment agency. He is involved in supporting companies from Scotland’s world class supply chain to discover and access opportunities for collaboration and commercial partnership across the energy sector, with a particular focus on those involved in delivering the energy transition. With a working background in civil engineering and construction, he has held multiple roles in the private and public sectors across the Middle East and the UK including consultancy, construction and project management. He has been with SDI for 12 years and has supported companies on trade & investment activity across North America, West Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

Kristen DeVito is a dedicated leader in the Clinical Trials industry, with a strong commitment to optimizing global supply chains and prioritizing patient needs. As the Executive Director of Clinical Supply at Exelixis, she leads a team that supports the development of the company’s oncology pipeline. With over twenty-five years of experience, she has a proven track record in clinical supply chain solutions, clinical supplies management, operations improvement, and client engagement.

In her past roles, she served as the Vice President of North America Operations and Vice President of Customer Service Excellence and Project Management in Clinical Supplies at Catalent Pharma Solutions.

Beyond her professional commitments, Kristen actively contributes to the industry. She is a committee member of the Biotech Supply Management Alliance (BSMA) and has previously held positions as a committee member and chair of the ISPE Investigational Products CoP Steering Committee.  She has also shared her expertise as an instructor for the Center for Professional Advancement course on Clinical Trial Materials.