Currently R&D Associate Director at Celyad Oncology, working to develop new technologies for CAR T-cells. I have a MA and a PhD in bioengineering, from the Free University of Brussels. I held several post-doctoral postitions at the Free University of Brussels and then I was granted first a Wiener-Anspach Foundation Postdoctoral grant and then an IEF Marie Curie Grant (Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions from the European Commission) to conduct my research at the University of Cambridge, UK. I joined Celyad Oncology as Scientific Writer in 2016 and held since positions as Manager Scientific Writing and Senior Program Lead in the Clinical Development team. Since end of 2022, I am part of the R&D department, first as Business Development and Communications Senior Manager and now as R&D Associate Director, in charge of the laboratory and technical team.