DANY DE GRAVE

Senior Director Innovation Programs and External Networks, Sanofi Pasteur

Dany currently leads the implementation of various cognitive and other innovative technologies in departments like R&D and Regulatory Intelligence. NLP, machine learning, and advanced analytics are used to further our understanding of diseases and vaccination mechanisms, as well as the regulatory landscape. He also explores blockchain applications.

Dany is an engineer trained in biology and has over 20 years of industry experience at leading global vaccine companies GSK and Sanofi Pasteur. In various positions he contributed to the research, development, manufacturing and regulatory submission of both companies’ line of vaccines. Next to vaccine and automation projects he developed and lead forward-looking change initiatives like “Project M: An Experiment in New Ways of Working, Inspiring Engagement, and Unleashing Talents” for which the team received multiple international awards.