Beatriz Aranguren
Beatriz Aranguren is Analytical Services Director at Ardena Pamplona. She brings more than 20 years of experience across analytical services, manufacturing, and continuous improvement within the pharmaceutical, food, automotive, and renewable energy industries.
At Ardena, Beatriz leads the Analytical Services team and oversees operational performance, resource management, and customer service delivery across quality, timelines, and cost objectives. Prior to joining Ardena, she held leadership positions within the food industry, managing large-scale production operations, process optimization, safety, and cost reduction initiatives. Earlier in her career, she worked on Lean Manufacturing and productivity improvement projects for industrial companies, as well as engineering and product development activities within multinational organizations in the renewable energy and home appliance sectors.
Beatriz brings extensive expertise in operational excellence, team leadership, process efficiency, and cross-functional project management across complex industrial and pharmaceutical environments.
Moniek van der Eem
Moniek van der Eem is Director Analytical Sciences at Ardena. She is an experienced analytical chemist with more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specializing in CMC development and analytical strategies supporting drug development programs.
Throughout her career, Moniek has led analytical and quality strategies across complex pharmaceutical projects, supporting the advancement of development programs from early stages into the clinic. She has extensive experience delivering robust analytical data packages and supporting regulatory readiness across development activities.
Moniek is recognized for her expertise in analytical sciences and her focus on supporting efficient and compliant pharmaceutical development programs.
Paul van Tilborg
Paul van Tilborg is a senior scientific and operational leader with over 25 years of experience in analytical sciences, CMC development, and CRO operations. As Director CRO Services at Ardena in Oss, he is responsible for building and scaling bioanalytical capabilities and leading solid-state research activities, while contributing at an executive level to API analytical sciences.
Paul has a strong track record in developing organisations, facilities, and teams with a clear focus on operational efficiency, customer value, and financial performance. At Ardena, he transformed the analytical sciences function from a small start-up operation into a fully established department supporting multiple development programmes, combining technical capability build-up with scalable, financially robust operations. He consistently drives growth by aligning scientific excellence with client needs, ensuring reliable delivery, transparency, and long-term partnerships. His approach emphasises fit-for-purpose solutions, efficient execution, and creating measurable value for customers and the organisation.
Earlier in his career at MSD (Organon/Schering-Plough), he led analytical development teams and contributed to CMC strategies, regulatory submissions, and the delivery of complex drug development programmes.
He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Utrecht University and contributes to postgraduate education through teaching in applied NMR spectroscopy.
