Wouter de Soete

Wouter De Soete is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University on Sustainability Assessment with a focus on the pharmaceutical industry and the raw material sector. He holds a PhD and MSc in Bioscience Engineering. He is currently active in the field of Life Cycle Innovation and Management and its integration in stage gating and development processes within businesses. He holds a black belt in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma and works on integrating the ‘lean heritage’ of Operational Excellence in Life Cycle Thinking.