Dr. Géraldine Jauffret is the CEO of Life Together, the Life Science and Health cluster of the IBL Group. She holds a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh (UK). After 5 years spent in research in UK, Géraldine joined CIDP as Preclinical Project Manager. During her 4 years at CIDP, she worked on the setting-up of numerous projects including implementing a GLP like in-vitro preclinical laboratory and a CDMO unit. In 2017 Géraldine joined Life Together to develop and spearhead the cluster’s strategic road map. In 2019, she graduated with a Leadership Executive Acceleration Programme for Executives and Senior manager from the University of Stellenbosh Business School (SA). She is a member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors and acts as a non-executive director on several boards in Mauritius.