Vice President Science for Product Innovation
Patrick is Vice President Science for Product Innovation in Life Sciences. He joined PMI in 1995 as a Bioresearch Manager in a PMI research laboratory. He holds a Post-doctorate in Molecular Biology from KU Leuven, a Post-doctorate in Molecular Pharmacology from the University of Arizona, a PhD in Biochemical Pharmacology and a master’s in Science, Biochemistry, from Ghent University.
At PMI, Patrick has held various positions, including as General Manager of two PMI research laboratories, specializing in experimental biology and toxicology, chemistry, in vitro and in vivo toxicology, and Director, Pre-clinical Toxicology. He spent the first part of his career at PMI developing and applying preclinical science to support the early development of the smoke-free products category. He has published numerous articles in international scientific journals. In 2021 Patrick took up the role of Vice President Smoke-Free Products Category to accelerate smoke-free products market growth by integrating and leading the Life Science components of PMI's smoke-free products business strategy.