Isolina Mesquita Maria

Biography

With a degree in German and English Philology and a Post-graduate degree in European Law and Economics, both granted by the University of Coimbra, she is highly experienced in industrial management. Her career has from early on been linked to Bayer, where she undertook several and progressively larger responsibilities, which helped her acquire solid expertise in the different aspects of running an industry. Having joined the company as a trainee, she later received formal training for two years in the company's headquarters in Germany. In 1990 she assumed the duties of General Director of Bayer's industrial unit in Coimbra. In 2001, her role was instrumental in managing the the transition from Bayer to the current Bluepharma, having contributed towards bringing together the german knowledge and accuracy and the dynamism of the new managing team. With Bluepharma's launch, she became Head of Operations and is currently its Vice-President. With a degree in German and English Philology and a Post-graduate degree in European Law and Economics, both granted by the University of Coimbra, she is highly experienced in industrial management. Her career has from early on been linked to Bayer, where she undertook several and progressively larger responsibilities, which helped her acquire solid expertise in the different aspects of running an industry. Having joined the company as a trainee, she later received formal training for two years in the company's headquarters in Germany. In 1990 she assumed the duties of General Director of Bayer's industrial unit in Coimbra. In 2001, her role was instrumental in managing the the transition from Bayer to the current Bluepharma, having contributed towards bringing together the german knowledge and accuracy and the dynamism of the new managing team. With Bluepharma's launch, she became Head of Operations and is currently its Vice-President.

Research Interest

Pharma and Pharmaceutical Science