Return as new Chief Financial Officer
Jurgen Berendsen has returned to Symeres (Nijmegen, NL) as Chief Financial Officer. His appointment took place at the beginning of this year.
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Jurgen Berendsen has returned to Symeres (Nijmegen, NL) as Chief Financial Officer. His appointment took place at the beginning of this year.
Cambridge-based techbio company Qureight Ltd has appointed Rebecca Simmons as its new Chief Operating Officer in January.
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In Life Sciences, SAP transformations for midsize CDMOs are nothing short of complex. But integrating a newly acquired site into an existing SAP landscape is a different matter entirely. At Tenthpin, we took a bold step by designing a new SAP S/4HANA template from the ground up to a new site for a leading CDMO; and then successfully deploying it to another newly acquired site in less than 10 months.
In this interview Dr. Martin Stieler, founder and CEO of BIMOVIS, introduces his company and the importance of structural biology in biotech and pharmaceutical industries, and highlights how BIMOVIS helps unlock the full potential of biomolecular insights to advance drug development and strengthen R&D pipelines.

