Management Team

Dr Olivier Merle holds a BSc. Honors Degree in Pharmacology from Aberdeen University (UK), a PhD in Applied Sciences from De Montfort University in Leicester (U.K.) and a degree in Business Administration from the University of Saint-Etienne (France). From 1999 to 2005, Olivier was at Transgenomic, a biotech company providing versatile and innovative research tools and related consumable products to the life sciences industry. At Transgenomic, Olivier held various positions in sales and support, business development and general management. In 2005, he left Transgenomic to complete a MBA course at RMS in Reims (France). The following year, he joined Life Technologies as a Senior Manager in Business Development. In this latter position, Olivier was responsible for the company’s OEM activity in the Clinical Diagnostic arena.

A world recognized expert in detection, Serge holds several patents on detection technologies for security and health. Prior to joining Biospace Lab, Serge has been a scientist with Schlumberger, then Heinmann, with a leading role on the development of high-end screening security equipment for luggage and containers. He is instrumental in the development of Biospace Lab's unique imaging technologies and products. Serge holds a PhD in physics.

Nicolas holds an engineering degree from INSA Lyon and also attended Global Management training at ESCP-EAP. He has worked more than 15 years in different international instrumentation and medical businesses including radiology, mainly in Europe, Asia and North America. Nicolas has an extensive knowledge of distributor management and international sales. He joined Biospace Lab in June 2009 to reinforce and structure the sales and marketing activity within the company.

Philippe has been in the instrumentation field for 12 years. After a few years as a field engineer for Semitool Europe in the semiconductor industry, he joined Biospace Lab as a field service specialist. Today he manages the Customer Support and Production Department. Philippe holds an engineering degree in Instrumentation and Control Systems.

Pascal holds an engineering degree in electronics. After several years in the field of embedded electronics for defense systems with MATRA ELECTRONIQUE, a subsidiary of MBDA, he joined the start-up company Biospace Lab in 1997. His first missions were to ensure product reliability and lead the industrialization of new products. Now a Puchase Officer and a Quality Manager, Pascal is responsible for the organisation of Biospace Lab Subcontracting and Purchasing, as well as the company compliance with its Quality Policy.

Rémy has spent more than 20 years in the laboratory instrumentation business in detection and analytical techniques. After a Master of Science in Biology at the University P. & M. Curie (Paris 6), he began as a nuclear specialist in charge of sales and applications for radioactivity counters in the Swedish company LKB during 6 years. He was then in charge of the new emerging capillary electrophoresis technique introduction on the French and Italian markets at Spectra Physics. Coming back to radioactivity, he spent 10 years at Packard Instrument, then Canberra Packard, and successfully participated to the launch of several new instruments ranges in this world-class radioactivity detection leader: imagers, microplate readers, and robotics. He then developped the German company Raytest business on the French market in quality control instrumentation for nuclear medicine, radiosynthesis units for PET labs in cyclotrons, and imagers. He joined Biospace Lab in October 2007 where he is dealing with all the commercial aspects of our product lines where we deal directly with the users.

Audrey holds a Diplôme d’Etudes Comptables et Financières and a Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Comptables et Financières. She has four years of professional experience including three years as an Chief accountant within an employers group where she had in charge the complete administrative and finance follow-up of SMEs (accounting, taxation, social, legal and admin), and one as Administrative and Finance Manager at Rhenus Logistics, one of the European leaders of logistic services.