Bob Kool
Chief Business Officer & Managing Director
Pharmaceutical Science
Basic Pharma Group
Belgium
Biography
Bob started his career as pharmacy practitioner in his own pharmacy in Roermond. During this period he was active in the board of the dutch pharmacists branch organisation KNMP, section Limburg. Bob was also member of the board of Regifarm, a pharmaceutical wholesale cooperation in Rotterdam, where he was involved in the establishment of a generics division. Together with Jacques Havermans (Interdos Pharma) he also founded a generics company for the Regifarm Group. Bob worked as a consultant for Arcadis BMB SENTER projects as a pharmaceutical expert in designing and building a factory for the production of generics in Samara (Russia) and Sofia (Bulgaria). Bob Kool started Basic Pharma with Jacques Havermans in 2003 and implemented the business concept of combining pharmaceutical licensing, manufacturing, supply and services under one roof. Bob's main responsibilities are Process & Product development, Business Development and Corporate Strategy.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical Science