Zoran Kupljen has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, currently serving as a Senior Validation Lead at Lek Pharmaceuticals. Prior roles include Technical Steward (senior) and Technical Steward within Novartis Technical Operations - Aseptics, as well as Pharmaceutical Process Engineer at Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d. (Sandoz Group). Zoran holds a Master of Pharmacy degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from the Faculty of Pharmacy in Ljubljana, and completed secondary education at Gimnazija Ravne na Koroškem.