Following a bachelor’s of science from Universidad de la República in Montevideo, Sergio went to Japan, where he obtained a master’s and Ph.D. degree from Osaka University in organic chemistry, followed by a Master’s of Business from IAE – Université Pantheon Sorbonne in Paris. After working on lanoline with Lanco, medicinal chemistry at the Curie Institute and scientific databases at Becker, he joined SEQENS in 2007. At SEQENS CDMO, Sergio is manager in the Proprietary APIs Business Line, being responsible for the Pharma Development Portfolio. He has overseen the development and successful commercial launch of several APIs from the lab to the plant.