Niels De Blende has extensive experience in the field of computer system validation and project engineering within the life sciences sector. Currently serving as a CSV engineer at Cerba Research and as the owner of BLENDED Consulting, Niels also holds the position of Secretary for Emerging Leaders at ISPE Belgium Affiliate. Previous roles include CSV engineer at Sanofi and Novartis, as well as project engineering positions at Pfizer and The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Niels began a consultancy career at pi life sciences consultancy, providing regulatory and technical support to leading life science companies. Niels holds a Master's degree in Biology from Vrije Universiteit Brussel.