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.
Seppe De Smet
Seppe De Smet is Director of Analytical Development. He leads the definition and execution of analytical strategies supporting drug product development across the full product lifecycle at Ardena. He focuses on aligning scientific, regulatory, and client needs through phase-appropriate analytical approaches, control strategies, and lifecycle management.
Throughout his career, Seppe has supported programs from preclinical development through clinical stages and commercialization, providing end-to-end analytical oversight tailored to each phase of development. He has worked across both CRO and biotech environments, combining project leadership with scientific expertise in small molecules and biologics. His experience includes method development, validation, GMP-compliant analytical operations, regulatory submissions, and CMC-related processes including manufacturing, quality control, and release testing.
Seppe earned his PhD in Analytical Chemistry with a strong focus on chromatography. At Ardena, he supports clients through high-quality and pragmatic analytical solutions designed to accelerate development timelines while ensuring product quality and regulatory compliance.
