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Senior Biotech & Pharma Consultant | Medical Affairs, Scientific Intelligence & Medical Communications

Profile Summary

PhD in Neuroscience with 20+ years of international experience across academic research, biotech startups and pharmaceutical companies, at the intersection of translational research, clinical development, Medical Affairs and scientific communication. My experience spans multiple therapeutic areas, including neuroscience, immunology, oncology, rare diseases, ophthalmology and cardiometabolic health, with exposure to innovative and complex therapeutic approaches. I combine scientific rigor with the ability to analyze, structure and translate complex scientific information into clear, actionable outputs. My expertise includes literature reviews and state-of-the-art analyses, therapeutic landscape and competitive intelligence, development of scientific and medical documents, clinical and regulatory documentation, critical review of scientific and medical content, publication writing and management, and scientific training. I also have extensive experience working with cross-functional teams and KOLs, including the preparation and facilitation of advisory boards and scientific events, and the translation of expert insights into strategic recommendations and scientific deliverables.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Small Molecule Drug Development
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Trial Design
• ☆ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Parkinson's Disease
• ☆ Alzheimer's Disease
• ☆ Headache & Migraine
• ☆ Multiple Sclerosis
• ☆ Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease
• ☆ Precision Medicine
• ☆ Diabetes
• ☆ Hematology-Oncology
• ☆ Medical Affairs
• ☆ Immunotherapy
• ☆ Gene Therapy
• ☆ Rheumatology
• ☆ Osteoporosis
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Metabolism & Metabolic Disease

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Translation

Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Product Launch Support

Work Experience

Scientific Writing Lead

Indegene

January 2026 - Present

Medical Communications Lead

Apellis, Medical Affairs France & Benelux

October 2023 - November 2024

Scientific & Medical Communication & Training Specialist

AbbVie, Medical Affairs France

May 2021 - September 2023

Scientific & Editorial Content Lead | Neurology

Biogen Digital Health, Global

December 2018 - April 2021

Operations & Planning Director

Lysogene

September 2016 - November 2018

Translational & Clinical Research Project Lead | Neurology & Psychiatry

Servier, R & D, Global

July 2012 - August 2016

Trainer & Head of Training Department

Servier Laboratories | Learning & Development

August 2005 - June 2012

Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Developmental Biology (FRM Fellowship Recipient)

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

September 2003 - June 2005

Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Developmental Biology (NSF-funded)

University of California Santa Barbara

November 2000 - August 2003

Education

University Degree

Paris Saclay University - Gustave Roussy

January 2025 - June 2025

PhD

University of Rennes I, France

September 1997 - October 2000

Masters of Science

Agro Campus Ouest, Rennes, France

September 1994 - August 1997

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Karine Deschet, Daniel Kantor, Martin Farlow, Albert Ludolph, Joan Montaner, Raman Sankar, Robert N Sawyer Jr, Fabrizio Stocchi, Agnès Lara, Sarah Clark, et al. (2022). Digital Scientific Platform for Independent Content in Neurology: Rigorous Quality Guideline Development and Implementation . Interactive Journal of Medical Research.

Daniel Kantor and Martin Farlow and Albert Ludolph and Joan Montaner and Roman Sankar and Robert Sawyer and Fabrizio Stocchi and Agn{\`{e}}s Lara and Sarah Clark and Loucif Ouyahia and Karine Deschet and Yacine Hadjiat(2021). Digital Neurology Platform: Developing and implementing a rigorous content quality guideline (Preprint) . Interactive Journal of Medical Research. {JMIR} Publications Inc.

Hoau-Yan Wang and Caryn Trocm{\'{e}}-Thibierge and Andres Stucky and Sanket M. Shah and Jessica Kvasic and Amber Khan and Philippe Morain and Isabelle Guignot and Eva Bouguen and Karine Deschet and Maria Pueyo and Elisabeth Mocaer and Pierre-Jean Ousset and Bruno Vellas and Vera Kiyasova(2017). Increased Aβ42-α7-like nicotinic acetylcholine receptor complex level in lymphocytes is associated with apolipoprotein E4-driven Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis . Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. 9. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Pauline Delaveau and Tiago Arruda Sanchez and Ricardo Steffen and Karine Deschet and Maritza Jabourian and Vincent Perlbarg and Emerson Leandro Gasparetto and St{\'{e}}phanie Dubal and Jorge Costa e Silva and Philippe Fossati(2017). Default mode and task-positive networks connectivity during the N-Back task in remitted depressed patients with or without emotional residual symptoms . Human Brain Mapping. Wiley

(2016). Effects of the Selective α5-GABAAR Antagonist S44819 on Excitability in the Human Brain: A TMS-EMG and TMS-EEG Phase I Study . The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.

Alessandro Alunni and Maryline Blin and Karine Deschet and Franck Bourrat and Philippe Vernier and Sylvie R{\'{e}}taux(2004). Cloning and developmental expression patterns of Dlx2, Lhx7 and Lhx9 in the medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) . Mechanisms of Development. 121. (7-8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 977--983. Elsevier {BV}

Karine Deschet and William C Smith(2004). Frimousse – a spontaneous ascidian mutant with anterior ectodermal fate transformation . Current Biology. 14. (11). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString R408--R410. Elsevier {BV}

Ann G. Matthysse and Karine Deschet and Melanie Williams and Mazz Marry and Alan R. White and William C. Smith(2004). A functional cellulose synthase from ascidian epidermis . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 986--991. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Karine Deschet and Yuki Nakatani and William C. Smith(2003). Generation ofCi-Brachyury-GFP stable transgenic lines in the ascidianCiona savignyi . genesis. 35. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 248--259. Wiley

V�n Nguyen and Karine Deschet and Torsten Henrich and Estelle Godet and Jean-St�phane Joly and Jochen Wittbrodt and Daniel Chourrout and Franck Bourrat(1999). Morphogenesis of the optic tectum in the medaka (Oryzias latipes): A morphological and molecular study, with special emphasis on cell proliferation. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 413. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 385--404. Wiley

F. Ristoratore and M. Carl and K. Deschet and L. Richard-Parpaillon and D. Boujard and J. Wittbrodt and D. Chourrout and F. Bourrat and J.S. Joly(1999). The midbrain-hindbrain boundary genetic cascade is activated ectopically in the diencephalon in response to the widespread expression of one of its components, the medaka gene Ol-eng2 . Development. 126. (17). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 3769--3779. The Company of Biologists

Karine Deschet and Franck Bourrat and Filomena Ristoratore and Daniel Chourrout and Jean-St{\'{e}}phane Joly(1999). Expression of the medaka (Oryzias latipes) Ol-Rx3 paired-like gene in two diencephalic derivatives, the eye and the hypothalamus . Mechanisms of Development. 83. (1-2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 179--182. Elsevier {BV}

K. Deschet and D. Chourrout and Jean-St�phane Joly and Franck Bourrat(1998). Expression domains of the medaka ( Oryzias latipes ) Ol-Gsh 1 gene are reminiscent of those of clustered and orphan homeobox genes . Development Genes and Evolution. 208. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 235--244. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

PREPRINT

Karine Deschet, Daniel Kantor, Martin Farlow, Albert Ludolph, Joan Montaner, Raman Sankar, Robert N Sawyer Jr, Fabrizio Stocchi, Agnès Lara, Sarah Clark, et al. (2021). Digital Scientific Platform for Independent Content in Neurology: Rigorous Quality Guideline Development and Implementation (Preprint) .

BOOK CHAPTER

Carolyn Hendrickson and Lionel Christiaen and Karine Deschet and Di Jiang and Jean-St{\'{e}}phane Joly and Laurent Legendre and Yuki Nakatani and Jason Tresser and William C. Smith(2004). Culture of Adult Ascidians and Ascidian Genetics . Methods in Cell Biology. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 143--170. Elsevier