KEY PERSONNEL

MANAGING CONSULTANT

Jaak Ryckeboer, PhD, MSc, MSc

  • Doctor in Applied Biological Sciences, Master of Bioscience Engineering and Master of Agronomy;
  • Doctoral/Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leuven (01/10/1994 - 31/12/2016);
  • Held a variety of research management roles at industry;
  • (co-)author of 100 articles (>60 peer-reviewed) - for publication list click here;
  • over 20 years of experience in Research & over 15 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs;
  • Reviewer for several scientific journals;
  • Former Chairman of the alumni association of the Faculty of Bioscience engineering (2005 – 2008);
  • Former Managing Editor for the scientific journal ‘Biodegradation’ of publisher Springer (2007 – 2011).

ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT

Kristin Van Gestel, PhD, MSc

  • Doctor in Biological Sciences, Master of Bioscience Engineering;
  • Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki;
  • Held a variety of roles in the scientific field;
  • (co-)author of peer-reviewed articles (publication list click here);
  • Over 10 years of experience in Science and Expert work & over 8 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs

SCIENTIFIC AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS CONSULTANT

 

Roman Gyssels, MSc

  • Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, University of Leuven;
  • Master in Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Leuven;
  • Master's thesis in the Laboratory for Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research (SPHERE) of the University of Antwerp;
  • Experience with different types of biocide (BP) dossiers, including BP authorisation dossiers under the transitional phase in all Member States and European AS and BP authorisation dossiers.