In the past 30 years, Joël has held global leadership positions in various biotech and pharma companies such as Ipsen, Merck Serono and Ethypharm. Most recently Chief Development Officer of MedinCell, he led all the Drug Development operations of the company including clinical, regulatory and quality activities. Previously, Joël was Senior Vice-President, Pharmaceutical Development for peptides & small molecules at Ipsen. A graduate from Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris-Saclay), Joël holds a PhD in Materials Science/Colloids & Interface Science from Paris 6 University and “Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches” from Bordeaux 1 University.