Since 1992 the Breda-based company Lab Services has offered an extremely diverse range of user-friendly innovations in the field of laboratory automation. Thanks to our high levels of service and flexibility, we offer completely tailor-made laboratory-automation and robotisation solutions to the global crop-sciences and pharmaceutical R&D sectors. We are an independent brand that thinks outside the box, enabling us to develop fully customised platforms for clients featuring a broad selection of robots, equipment and safety measures. Using our self-developed PlateButler® software, we offer our clients personal and personalised service, stability and continuity. We simply accomplish! At our office in Breda, 30 employees work tirelessly to create high-quality products and to maintain and build upon the solid reputation as a reliable, innovative and service-oriented supplier and the strong market position we have developed over the years.On 30 March 2017, Arjan Hofman (CEO) and Ferry de Vugt (CTO) took over the day-to-day management of Lab Services. This takeover and our clear focus on quality means Lab Services is perfectly equipped for the future. In the years to come, we will strive for even greater things, take that extra step and think together with our clients. We collaborate closely, serving as a sparring partner for our clients as well as a pre-eminent expertise centre for tailor-made laboratory-automation solutions. Lab Services combines continuity with development: we work hard to maintain our strong values and focus our development activities on further professionalisation in the future.

Responsible for Diversification as Business Developer within the Global TeamProject Management, Sales & Marketing Management for new products.Goals & AchievementsSales & Product Management• Marketing and Sales Development- Communication (Brochure, White Papers, Presentations, Technical Sheets)Visionary Market Segment Strategy• Set & Achieve Sales Budgets- KPI• Gross Margin & Continuous Revenue Security• Implementation & Introduction of new products to market• Installation & Responsibility of Sales Team• Relation & Acquisition Management• Distribution Management & OEM development• Senior Corporate Level introduction of Alfa Wassermann and new products• KOL Management• Technical Speaker at Global EventsProject Management & Business Development• Market Research for Automated Liquid Handling Systems within the Pharmaceutical, Food and Medical Industry • Market Research for Market Developments- ROI- P&L• Development of a fully automated liquid handling system for Pharma, Food and Medical Industry• Development for validation packages within different market segments.• Secure Patents on critical process steps and unique design developments• Inventor and Patent holder of a fully automated liquid handling system

Responsible for Sales & Product Management Pharmaceutical & Blood Banking within the BeNeLux Industry TeamBusiness Development & Market Research within the NordicsGoalsSales & Product Management• Set & Achieve Sales Budgets • Gross Margin & Continuous Revenue Security• Implementation & Introduction of new products to market• Relation & Acquisition Management• Organize BeNeLux Pharmaceutical Forums & Events• Organize BeNeLux Blood Banking Forums & EventsProject Management & Business Development• BeNeLux phased implementation and conversion to new equipment (compliant to FDA / EP / JP)• Explore Pharmaceutical Market Nordics• Market Research for Automated Sterility Test within the Pharmaceutical Market • Market Research for Market Developments

As an Account Manager responsible for the Cell & Tissue Culture and Blood Collection System within the Netherlands Sales & Project Management at Universities, Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals and Blood BankingGoals:Sales Management• Achieve Sales Budgets • Gross Margin & Continuous Revenue Security• Relation & Acquisition ManagementProject Management• Introduction of Single Use Technology for Cell & Tissue Culture and PCR Technologies within Universities at R&D level.• Transfer Hospitals, Thrombosis Centers and Blood Banking to the Sarstedt Blood Collection System - Monovette

Operation & Logistics• Blood Collection Preparation, Operations & Logistics – (Clearance, Inventory & Issuance Management) – • Work in a GMP EnvironmentLaboratory • Blood Collection Release Testing• Blood Products Release Testing• Transfusion Screening Testing• Work in a GLP EnvironmentQuality Assurance & Quality Control• Finalized my Study Master Project with “Development of Single Donor Platelets” & “A 5 day storage of Pediatric Single Donor Platelets” Reports and product are issued, defended and approved in August 1997Member of Workplace Safety Team