Timothy Pas

Dr. Timothy Pas is Associate Director, Formulation Development and Production at Ardena. He leads a team supporting formulation development and GMP manufacturing activities for early clinical programs.

Since joining Ardena, Timothy has progressed from Formulation Scientist to Group Leader and currently Associate Director. Throughout his career at Ardena, he has developed extensive expertise in oral and parenteral formulations, formulation development strategies, and GMP manufacturing operations supporting early-stage pharmaceutical development programs.

Timothy obtained a Master’s degree in Drug Development and earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology from KU Leuven, specializing in enabling technologies and galenic principles.

Daan Vanhaecke

Daan Vanhaecke is Group Leader for Formulation Development and Production at Ardena. As an industrial pharmacist, he combines hands-on technical expertise with a structured and quality-driven approach across GMP manufacturing and pharmaceutical development environments.

Prior to joining Ardena, Daan built experience across several pharmaceutical companies, contributing to equipment qualification for ATMP manufacturing and Quality Assurance oversight activities. At Ardena, he is responsible for the day-to-day management of GMP production projects and associate scientists, including troubleshooting technical and GMP compliance challenges to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with cGMP standards.

Daan brings experience across both QA and manufacturing environments and works closely with internal stakeholders and clients to support the successful development and production of innovative therapies.

Laure Descamps

Laure Descamps is Senior Formulation Scientist at Ardena, specializing in solid dosage development and process understanding. She supports formulation design, process optimisation, and early-phase drug product development for complex pharmaceutical programs.

At Ardena, Laure applies her expertise to developing robust formulation strategies that support the efficient advancement of complex molecules toward clinical evaluation. Her work focuses on formulation development and process understanding across early-stage drug product development activities.

Laure obtained her Master’s degree in Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy and earned her PhD from Ghent University’s Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Process Analytical Technology. Her doctoral research focused on tabletting behaviour, material characterisation, and compression challenges in collaboration with industry partners.