Catherine Debras
About Catherine Debras
Catherine Debras serves as the Directrice R&D at Laboratoire Aguettant, where she manages a team of 30 individuals and oversees project portfolios in the pharmaceutical sector. With a background in chemical biology and extensive experience in various roles within the industry, she emphasizes teamwork and adaptability in her leadership approach.
Current Role at Laboratoire Aguettant
Catherine Debras serves as Directrice R&D at Laboratoire Aguettant, a position she has held since 2017. In this role, she oversees a team of 30 individuals, including managers, executives, and technicians. Her responsibilities include managing project portfolios that focus on innovation, development, and industrialization within the pharmaceutical sector. Debras emphasizes the importance of teamwork and adaptability in her leadership approach.
Previous Experience at Laboratoire Aguettant
Prior to her current role, Catherine Debras held several positions at Laboratoire Aguettant. She worked as Responsable d'Etudes R&D from 2011 to 2014, where she contributed to research and development initiatives. Following this, she served as Responsable Transfert Produit from 2015 to 2017, focusing on product transfer processes. Additionally, she worked as chef de projet développement pharmaceutique for 11 months in 2014.
Experience at UNITHER Pharmaceuticals
Catherine Debras worked at UNITHER Pharmaceuticals as Ingénieur Développement from 2006 to 2011. During her five years there, she gained valuable experience in the pharmaceutical industry, which contributed to her expertise in various technical areas such as galenics, process development, and analytics.
Educational Background in Chemistry and Biology
Catherine Debras studied at Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, where she focused on Chimie Biologie Santé. She achieved the degree of Ingénieur Généraliste from 2002 to 2005. This educational background provided her with a strong foundation in the scientific principles relevant to her career in the pharmaceutical sector.
Early Career at Sanofi Pasteur
Catherine Debras began her career at Sanofi Pasteur, where she completed an internship as stagiaire ingénieur développement in 2006. This initial experience in the pharmaceutical industry helped shape her future career path and provided her with practical insights into development processes.