Marijne Vandebergh graduated with a master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the KU Leuven in 2017, after which she pursued a PhD degree at the Laboratory for Neuroimmunology, KU Leuven. In her doctoral studies, Marijne investigated the role of the environment and genetics on the susceptibility and clinical heterogeneity of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis. In 2019, Marijne conducted a research stay at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia and completed her PhD at KU Leuven in 2022. Currently, she is a second-year postdoctoral researcher at the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology in the Rademakers lab, focusing on genetic modifiers in the neurological disorder frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD).

Hanna Yendzhyievska is a Senior Associate Scientist and Team Lead in Janssen focused on development of bacterial vaccines to combat disease caused by antibiotic-resistant germs.  Beginning with her internship position she was eager to explore her career in industry setup. Hanna has started as Junior associate scientist part-time in R&D focused on late development for small molecules while finishing her Master degree. After graduation she continued broadening her horizons in analytical chemistry for the pharmaceutical industry.  In 2016 Hanna took a role of Senior Scientist of method transfer group in QC working as mediator between R&D and QC to ensure a designed analytical methods applicable to production environment. In three years she was promoted to a position of Head of Analytical chemistry department. In 2019 she transitioned to the discovery part of R&D by accepting an offer from CLS Services to join Bacterial Vaccines department in Janssen in 2019 as Associate Scientist for conjugation.  Broadening her expertise in liquid chromatography along with setting up a crucial formulation preparation team for animal experiments she was promoted to a Team Lead position in 2022.

About CLS Services
CLS Services provides recruitment services for companies, multinationals as well as smaller and more specialised companies, who are active in the field of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food and feed. We recruit, for example, scientists, product developers, technicians or quality assurers or any other type of job you may be looking for. Through our extensive experience, we have built expert knowledge in our field when it comes to recruitment & selection. We work as a team. We share ideas, knowledge and skills, in order to achieve excellent results.

Fréderique Backaert holds a Master in Industrial Sciences and completed his PhD in organic chemistry at Ghent University. After his graduation he started working at pi life sciences consultancy as a consultant. Initially, he participated in several projects in a quality operations department at a pharmaceutical client. After two years, Frederique changed his career path towards a position in the internal team of pi where currently he is responsible for developing new business in the Benelux market, establishing executive level relationships with new clients and promoting pi’s corporate value proposition.

Dr. Alex Cloherty is an award-winning science communicator, an enthusiastic speaker and event moderator, and responsible for marcomm at the leading multi-national data analytics and data management consulting company BioLizard. As the writer and creator of "Microbial Mondays", a blog that aims to improve public understanding of microbiology, Alex has published over a hundred articles and award-winning short videos that explain biological concepts in jargon-free language. Alex is also active in science communication and empowering women in science through leading workshops on science communication, moderating live and online events, and contributing articles to the BCF Career online platform. In her spare time, Alex is an avid cyclist and is passionate about sustainable fashion. Alex is proud to be a junior ambassador for the TOPX network.