hiː wʌzðə fˈɔːɹmɚ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ænd fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɛnsɛt kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ bɪkˌeɪm ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən flˈæɡʃɪp ɪnðə fˈiːld ʌv dʒɛnˈɑːmɪks ænd æt sˌʌm pˈɔɪnt ðə sˈɛkənd lˈɑːɹdʒɪst bˌaɪoʊtɛknˈɑːlədʒi kˈʌmpəni ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp.
He was the former president and founder of Genset Corporation, which became the European flagship in the field of genomics and at some point the second largest biotechnology company in Europe.