{"id":24838,"date":"2025-02-25T10:28:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lifesciencecareerday\/?page_id=24838"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:52:33","slug":"alumni-and-invited-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/lifesciencecareerday\/alumni-and-invited-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni and Invited Speakers | 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During our special networking and career orientation session<\/strong>, participants were able to meet our alumni and invited speakers from over 30 fields<\/strong>. They got a chance to have a chat with them, to discover their career and what they currently do, to ask them questions and to\u00a0receive precious advice<\/strong> from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zone A<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Nature, Environment,
Agronomy, Technology<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Agriculture \/<\/strong> Environment \/ Public Service<\/strong>
Claudia Blumenstein<\/a> \u2013 Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG<\/a>
Scientific Collaborator<\/td><\/tr>
Environment \/ Biodiversity \/ Public Service<\/strong>
Claudio de Sassi<\/a> \u2013 Federal Office for the Environment FOEN<\/a>
Head of Biodiversity Policy Section<\/td><\/tr>
Agriculture Technology<\/strong>
Romain Groux<\/a> \u2013 Ecorobotix<\/a>
Embedded Software Engineer<\/td><\/tr>
Swiss Natural History Collection <\/strong>\/ Data Science<\/strong> \/ Botany<\/strong>
Anne Morel<\/a> \u2013 Info fauna<\/a>
Data Administrator<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Education, Communication,
Project Management<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Science Communication \/ Project Management<\/strong>
Christ\u00e8le Aubry<\/a> \u2013 University of Lausanne, CIVIS<\/a>
Open Lab Project Manager<\/td><\/tr>
Education \/ Research Management \/ Public Service<\/strong>
Tatiana Benavides Damm<\/a> \u2013 Swissnex<\/a>
Project Manager<\/td><\/tr>
Science Communication \/ Consulting<\/strong>
Veneta Gerganova<\/a> \u2013 Gerganova Science Consulting<\/a>
Founder, Science Communications Specialist<\/td><\/tr>
Education \/ Pedagogy \/ Didactics <\/strong>
Solange Grosjean<\/a> – Haute \u00e9cole p\u00e9dagogique Vaud<\/a> \/ Gymnase de La Cit\u00e9<\/a>
Lecturer, Teaching and Research Unit for Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education
High School Biology Teacher<\/td><\/tr>
Education \/ Agronomy<\/strong> \/ Business<\/strong>
Catherine Leprieur Pinel<\/a> \u2013 Lyc\u00e9e Priv\u00e9 Jeanne d’Arc<\/a>
Mathematics Teacher<\/td><\/tr>
Education \/ Project Management<\/strong>
Catherine Su\u00e1rez<\/a> \u2013 UNIGE<\/a> \/ CUSO<\/a>
Coordinator, DAS in Management of Clinical Trials<\/td><\/tr>
Scientific Marketing \/ Storytelling<\/strong>
Victoria Wosika<\/a> \u2013 Lunaphore<\/a>
Scientific Marketing Manager<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Create Your Own Path:<\/strong>
Entrepreneurship, Coaching<\/strong>,
Personal Dreams<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Coaching<\/strong> \/ Leadership<\/strong>
Imogen Collis Roulet<\/a> \u2013 ICR Business Strategies
Founder, Corporate and Individual Leadership Development Specialist, Generative Coaching<\/td><\/tr>
Healthcare<\/strong> Data Management<\/strong> <\/strong>
Riad Gacem<\/a> \u2013 DiData<\/a>
CEO and Founder<\/td><\/tr>
Opening a Private Practice<\/strong><\/strong> \/ Neuroscience \/ Therapy \/ Education<\/strong>
C\u00e9line Gu\u00e9rin<\/a> \u2013 Conscience21<\/a>
Peak States Certified Therapist and Trainer<\/td><\/tr>
Entrepreneurship<\/strong> \/ Community Interpreter<\/strong>
Gopal Krishnamani<\/a> \u2013 Bhaasha<\/a>
Co-Founder and Co-CEO<\/td><\/tr>
Entrepreneurship<\/strong> \/ Custom Design \/ Projet Management \/<\/strong> Environment<\/strong> \/ Art<\/strong>
Guillaume Mottaz<\/a> \u2013 amazing lab switzerland<\/a>
Co-founder<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Career Corner: explore career paths<\/strong>
in the pharmaceutical field<\/strong>
and get recruitment tips<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/strong> \/ Management<\/strong>
Marie Gaumet<\/a> \u2013 Swiss Association of Pharmaceutical Professionals<\/a> (SwAPP)
Managing Director<\/td><\/tr>
HR \/ Expert Advice on Recruitment Practices<\/strong>
Ketaki Sood<\/a> \u2013 Takeda<\/a>
Global HR Business Leader<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Zone B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Science<\/strong>, Research<\/strong>, Innovation<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Biotech<\/strong>
Ga\u00eblle Berthoud<\/a> \u2013 Lederer & Partner<\/a>
Biotech Process Engineer<\/td><\/tr>
Animal testing \/ Public Service \/ Biotech \/ Data Science<\/strong>
Anthony Carrard<\/a> \u2013 Etat de Gen\u00e8ve<\/a> \/ Jawslab<\/a>
Scientific Advisor \/ Chief Scientific Officer<\/td><\/tr>
Medical Device Development<\/strong> \/ Diabetes<\/strong>
Laetitia Gal\u00e9a<\/a> \u2013 Tandem Diabetes Care<\/a>
Clinical and Scientific Team Lead<\/td><\/tr>
Research \/ Metabolomics – Epigenetics – Transcriptomics<\/strong> \/ Education<\/strong>
Augustine Jaccard<\/a> \u2013 Changins<\/a>
Scientific Collaborator<\/td><\/tr>
Data Science \/ Neuroscience<\/strong>
Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Knebel<\/a> \u2013 Capgemini Engineering<\/a> \/ Holisquare<\/a>
Senior Data Scientist \/ Scientific Advisor<\/td><\/tr>
Drug Discovery<\/strong> \/ Mitochondrial Research
<\/strong>Jana Majersk\u00e1<\/a> \u2013 Vandria<\/a>
Senior Scientist<\/td><\/tr>
Biopharma<\/strong> \/ Business Development & Licensing \/ Anti-infectives
<\/strong>Lambert Potin<\/a> \u2013 Basilea Pharmaceutica<\/a>
Corporate Development Manager<\/td><\/tr>
Nutrition<\/strong>
No\u00e9mie Saraux<\/a> \u2013 Nestl\u00e9<\/a>
Specialist in Bioactives Analytics and Metabolism<\/td><\/tr>
Biomedical Technology<\/strong> \/ Business<\/strong>
Anastasiia Tourbier<\/a> \u2013 MaxWell Biosystems<\/a>
Field Application Scientist<\/td><\/tr>
Artificial Intelligence \/ Team Management<\/strong>
Armand Valsesia<\/a> \u2013 Playtika<\/a>
AI Director and Site Manager<\/td><\/tr>
Research Management \/ Science Policy \/ Neuroscience<\/strong>
Ilaria Vitali<\/a> \u2013 Swiss National Science Foundation<\/a> (SNSF)
Scientific Officer<\/td><\/tr>
Nutrition \/ Neuroscience<\/strong>
S\u00e9lima Zahar<\/a> \u2013 Nestl\u00e9<\/a>
Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Nutrition and Cognitive Neurosciences<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Zone C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Health, Public Health, Medical
and Regulatory Affairs<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Public Health<\/strong>
Christina Akr\u00e9<\/a> \u2013 Unisant\u00e9<\/a>
Head of Social Science Sector<\/td><\/tr>
Global Health \/ NPO<\/strong>
Isabelle Borghini-Fuhrer<\/a> \u2013 Medicines for Malaria Venture<\/a>
Senior Director, Program Leadership and Strategy<\/td><\/tr>
Regulatory Affairs<\/strong>
Ludivine Brandt<\/a> \u2013 CSL<\/a>
Global Regulatory Affairs CMC Scientist<\/td><\/tr>
Digital Health \/ Innovation \/ Science Communication<\/strong>
Mathieu Chaffard<\/a> \u2013 Roche<\/a>
Digital Ecosystem Innovation Manager \/ Healthtech Podcaster<\/td><\/tr>
Clinical Research<\/strong>
Tamara Da Silva<\/a> \u2013 Galser<\/a>
Scientific Director<\/td><\/tr>
Regulatory Affairs<\/strong>
Yasmine Koubaa<\/a> \u2013 Stryker<\/a>
Regulatory Affairs Specialist<\/td><\/tr>
Clinical Research \/ Epidemiology \/ Biostatistics<\/strong>
Nermine Laaboub<\/a> \u2013 Atkiia<\/a>
Clinical Project Manager<\/td><\/tr>
Public Health<\/strong> \/ Tobacco Prevention<\/strong>
Luc Lebon<\/a> \u2013 Unisant\u00e9<\/a>
Manager of the Tobacco Prevention Sector<\/td><\/tr>
Medical Affairs<\/strong>
B\u00e1rbara Magalh\u00e3es<\/a> \u2013 Teoxane Laboratories<\/a>
Medical Affairs and Publication Lead<\/td><\/tr>
Medical Affairs<\/strong>
Guillaume Perriard<\/a> \u2013 Novartis<\/a>
Medical Lead, Medical Information and In-Market Brands<\/td><\/tr>
Pharmacovigilance<\/strong>
Orla Thierion<\/a> \u2013 Debiopharm<\/a>
Pharmacovigilance Operation Specialist<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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