Phillip Santos
Phillip Santos is Engineering Director at Ardena Somerset. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with expertise spanning process equipment, facilities management, and GMP manufacturing across multiple small molecule dosage forms.
Throughout his career, Phillip has built and led high-performing engineering teams and supported complex programs within regulated manufacturing environments. At Ardena, he is responsible for engineering operations across the Somerset site, supporting operational efficiency and manufacturing activities within GMP-regulated environments.
Phillip is recognized for his leadership in engineering operations and his experience managing technical and operational activities across pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
Peggi Gosha
Peggi Gosha is Director of Supply Chain at Ardena Somerset. She brings more than 23 years of experience across medical device manufacturing and the pharmaceutical industry, with expertise in supply chain operations within regulated manufacturing environments.
Throughout her career, Peggi has focused on building scalable and compliant processes that support inventory control, operational efficiency, and cross-functional alignment. At Ardena, she leads supply chain strategy for the Somerset site, supporting GMP operations and the expansion of bioanalytical services.
Peggi is recognized for driving strategic initiatives, implementing structured systems, and supporting audit-ready operations within highly regulated environments.
Susana Santesteban
Susana Santesteban is QA Director and QP at Ardena Pamplona. She brings extensive experience in pharmaceutical quality systems, GMP compliance, and quality leadership across pharmaceutical manufacturing environments, including multinational companies and CDMOs.
Since 2008, Susana has held leadership positions in Quality Assurance and has served as Qualified Person across different pharmaceutical organizations. Her expertise includes EU GMP and 21 CFR Part 210/211 compliance, audits, validation activities, continuous improvement projects, and the implementation of new regulatory requirements and digital quality management systems. At Ardena, she supports operational excellence and quality compliance across pharmaceutical development and manufacturing activities.
Susana obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Navarra and completed specialized training in Industrial Pharmacy, Quality Management, and Regulatory Affairs.
Iñaki Bueno
Iñaki Bueno is Formulation-Production and Maintenance Director at Ardena Pamplona. He is a pharmacist with more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical development, specializing in formulation design, process scale-up, and GMP manufacturing of innovative drug products.
At Ardena, Iñaki leads formulation and production activities, supporting drug product development from pre-formulation through clinical supply and commercial readiness. His expertise includes oral solid dosage forms, pharmaceutical process transfer, Quality by Design (QbD), experimental design (DoE), and solubility enhancement technologies, including spray drying.
Iñaki brings extensive technical and operational experience across pharmaceutical development and manufacturing environments, supporting efficient and compliant drug product development programs.
Javier Gurrea
Javier Gurrea specializes in spray drying and drug product development at Ardena Pamplona. He brings around nine years of experience across pharmaceutical development and commercial manufacturing within GMP-regulated environments.
Throughout his career at Ardena, Javier has held different roles supporting pharmaceutical development and manufacturing activities. He has developed strong technical expertise in spray drying, supporting the development, scale-up, and manufacturing of complex drug products across different stages of development.
Javier is a pharmacist by training and obtained his PhD through research conducted at Ardena.
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.
