About us

Ardena is a leading contract development organization for the pharmaceutical industry. We assist pharmaceutical companies, from virtual biotech to big pharma, in bringing their valued molecule(s) to the clinic and market. We provide a comprehensive and integrated portfolio of drug substance and drug product development services.

Ardena is a rapidly growing international orientated organization in the industry, with 6 company sites in 5 countries. (Belgium, the Netherlands, Latvia, Sweden and Spain).  Each Business Unit has its specialization. We are One Ardena Group. We currently have over 500 people working for us and have realized an average growth of 15% on annual basis over the past 3 years. We are ambitious! For you the possibility to expand and transfer your knowledge, grow and develop with us. 

For the Business Unit Nanomedicines, based in Oss, we are looking for an Intern PR&D

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

At Ardena you will work on chemical and chemo-physical process development of bottom-up self-assembled nanoparticles for pharmaceutical applications. Depending on your interest, you will work on the chemical synthesis of nanoparticle building blocks or engineer the assembly processes of nanoparticles from their components with an aim to control critical quality attributes of nanomedicines.

In this internship you will learn about chemical process development of nanomedicines and working in pharmaceutical industry.

YOUR PROFILE LOOKS LIKE/ RESEMBLES

• You are studying for a BSc/MSc degree in organic chemistry, molecular life sciences or nanotechnology
• You are looking for a final internship in the pharmaceutical industry
• You have training in organic chemistry and/or supramolecular chemistry and/or nanoparticle engineering/chemistry
• You are interested in nanomedicines, experience is an added value
• You like to learn and develop yourself
• You have good communication skills and are fluent in English
• We love creative thinking and pro-activeness

WHAT WE OFFER

• A true learning environment where you will have the ability to grow your skills
• A rapidly International developing and growing company with an interesting services, product and customer portfolio
• A dynamic working environment with nice colleagues
• Open straightforward but also caring culture
• We are true to our values
• Daily fresh fruit

Starting date: February/March 2025

Internship duration: 5-6 months

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