Wannes Deckers is Associate Director of Quality and serves as a Qualified Person (QP) at Ardena. He brings extensive experience in pharmaceutical quality assurance and investigational medicinal product manufacturing within GMP-regulated environments.
Wannes began his career through a Trainee Qualified Person program at MSD, where he built a strong foundation in cGMP compliance. Throughout his career, he has held multiple quality and pharmaceutical leadership roles, including Industrial Pharmacist and QP at Air Liquide Medical, as well as Responsible Person (GDP) for VitalAire NL. Prior to joining Ardena, he worked as a Project Engineer and consultant at Pfizer, supporting Pre-Approval Inspections (PAI) for analytical operations across several biosimilar programs. At Ardena, he focuses on phase-appropriate GMP manufacturing and successfully led the implementation of the company’s aseptic manufacturing facility, including cleanroom and isolator qualifications and aseptic manufacturing processes. He currently combines QP responsibilities with broader quality leadership activities across pharmaceutical operations.
Wannes obtained his Master in Drug Development and his degree in Industrial Pharmacy from Ghent University.
