Roel Vollinga

Roel Vollinga serves as the R&D Manager at dsm-firmenich since May 2023 and has an extensive career at DSM spanning from 1997 to the present, holding various roles including R&D Manager and R&D Project Manager across multiple projects in food specialties and pharmaceuticals. Notable projects include custom manufacturing for Pharma utilizing fermentation-based technology and food protection initiatives. Prior experience includes positions as an R&D Project Manager and Group Lead, as well as a Senior Chemist at Universiteit Leiden. Roel Vollinga’s academic background includes a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and an M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Leiden University.