Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show Dr. Ellen de Brabander, Ph.D. - Executive Vice President, Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs, Elanco - Shaping The Future Of Animal Health
Dr. Ellen de Brabander, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President, Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs at Elanco Animal Health ( https://www.elanco.com/us/leadership/executive-committee/ellen-de-brabander ), one of the world’s largest animal pharmaceutical companys that develops, manufactures, and sells medicines, vaccines, and other health-care products for both pets (companion animals) and farm livestock (cattle, swine, poultry, etc.).
Dr. de Brabander joined Elanco in October 2021 and is responsible for the global research and development organization and regulatory affairs. She is a highly experienced R&D leader with a proven background of accomplishments in animal health research and development.
From March 2014 to October 2021, Dr. de Brabander served as Senior Vice President for Research and Development with PepsiCo, the global food and beverage company, most recently having company-wide responsibility for food safety, quality, regulatory and R&D digital transformation.
Prior to PepsiCo, Dr. de Brabander led R&D organizations for Merial (now Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health), Intervet (now Merck Animal Health) and DSM.
Dr. de Brabander earned her doctorate (cum laude) in bio-organic chemistry from Leiden University in the Netherlands and completed her post-doctoral work in molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has lived in six different countries, is the co-author of more than 60 publications in scientific journals, holds 18 patents and has received multiple awards for her research, including the Golden Medal from the Royal Dutch Chemical Society in 2000 for Best Chemist Under 40.
Important Episode Links -
Investor Day Presentation - Defining Elanco’s New Era of Growth - December 9, 2025
https://s1.q4cdn.com/466533431/files/doc_events/2025/Dec/09/FINAL_ELAN-2025-Investor-Day-Presentation.pdf
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