Marcel van Gaalen

Marcel van Gaalen, PhD, currently serves as Vice President of Translational Sciences – New Technologies and In Vivo Global Data Lead at Evotec, where responsibilities include managing a diverse portfolio of in vivo approaches and leading digital biomarker activities for drug discovery. Prior experience includes roles as Vice President and Head of the In Vivo Pharmacology Department at Evotec, Site Director at Charles River Laboratories and Encepharm, and Group Leader for behavioral pharmacology at AbbVie. Marcel's career spans multiple leadership positions within preclinical research organizations, focusing on innovative therapies for psychiatric and neurological disorders, as well as significant contributions to drug development and target validation across various therapeutic modalities. Marcel obtained a Master of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Groningen, and academic experience includes a postdoctoral position at VU University Medical Center and a PhD candidacy at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry.