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SynTech Europe and Asia Business Development Manager appointed

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Eric Ythier, SynTech’s Europe and Asia Business Development Manager

Eric Ythier, currently SynTech’s Global Ecotoxicology Account Manager, has been appointed as Manager of Business Development and Marketing, EMEA and APAC Regions.  His role will cover GLP, GEP, Ecotoxicology, Seeds & Traits, Project Management/Study Directorship and Regulatory Services.

Eric obtained his M.Sc. in Entomology from the University of Tours, France and worked in academia and then Syngenta, as an arthropodologist and ecotoxicologist, before joining SynTech in 2004. He developed the company’s Ecotoxicology Services globally and has been Study Director, Team Lead, GLP Test Facility Manager and Global Ecotoxicology Account Manager during the past 13 years.

Eric will continue as SynTech’s technical/scientific expert for terrestrial global ecotoxicology services.

Eric can be contacted at eythier@syntechresearch.com.

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