Colgate Palmolive
Laurence Du-Thumm, Ph.D, currently serves as Global Sr. Director of External Technology Innovation R&D at Colgate-Palmolive, bringing extensive experience in research and development within the personal care and oral care sectors. Previous roles include Director of Global R&D Early Research for Personal Care and Manager of the Biofilm Control group at Colgate-Palmolive. Academic experience includes post-doctoral fellowships at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and Göteborgs universitet. Laurence holds a Ph.D in Oral Biology and Health Sciences, awarded with "Mention Très Honorable" from Université de Rennes I, and completed a Research Fellowship at NIDCR focusing on Oral Microbial Ecology from May 1998 to December 2000.