{"id":4435,"date":"2024-04-25T13:25:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leyton.majjane.agency\/?post_type=video&#038;p=4435"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:49:53","slug":"episode-3-birk-vanderweeen-general-manager-of-legend-biotech","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/be\/en\/video\/episode-3-birk-vanderweeen-general-manager-of-legend-biotech\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 3 &#8211; Birk Vanderwee\u00ebn (General Manager of Legend Biotech)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What are the challenges of running a biopharmaceutical company in Belgium? <strong>Birk Vanderwee\u00ebn, General Manager* of Legend Biotech<\/strong>, shares his views on growing a company in Belgium. Learn more about the <strong>company&#8217;s innovative solutions and sustainable challenges<\/strong>, while staying focused on its primary goal of contributing to the advancement of cancer treatment and ultimately finding a cure for various types of cancer. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*At the time of the recording, Mr Vanderwee\u00ebn was General Manager of Legend Biotech, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing &amp; Supply in November 2023<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Full interview available on:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0MvnOPJUZRFuEt2ZEF0P8z?si=6b7f74d2c5b342d2 \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/be\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/2024\/02\/Spotify_logo_Podcast.png.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wlcnfiixNNI \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11390\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/be\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/2024\/03\/Youtube.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"57\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Discover the teaser here:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2Sv4OLhEdLKjqwwZ1pAOcO\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11337 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/be\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/2024\/02\/Spotify_logo_Podcast.png.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=06B2D2CosI4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11390\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/be\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/2024\/03\/Youtube.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"57\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4436,"template":"","categories":[66,33],"expertise":[189],"class_list":["post-4435","video","type-video","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-innovation-podcast","category-theme","expertise-innovation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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