Professor Dr. Lourens Bloem

Biography

Lourens Bloem is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Therapeutics Division at Utrecht University, specializing in Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology. He has a background in drug regulatory science, having performed PhD studies focused on evidence generation and regulatory decision-making. His work includes assessing safety data for medicines authorized at both national and European levels, particularly in the fields of psychiatry, neurology, and musculoskeletal systems. Bloem has collaborated with organizations such as the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). He has a PharmD (MSc) from Utrecht University and has completed internships including a research placement at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. He is also a board member and founder of several organizations associated with exceptional social contributions. Additionally, Bloem enroled in the MSc Epidemiology Postgraduate programme at the University's Medical Centre and was involved in the Future Medicines Graduate Programme supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

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