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About — Mats Mickos

À propos — Mats Mickos

Mats Mickos is the founder of Forcythia SAS and a seasoned professional with over 30 years of international experience in pharmaceutical and biotech engineering. He has held leadership roles across Europe and Asia—including France, Ireland, Singapore, and China—working with high‑purity utility systems, sterilisation, GMP washing, aseptic processing, freeze‑drying, and other GMP‑compliant equipment.

Before founding Forcythia, he was Managing Director and Technical Director at Pharmtec, and previously held positions at Steris, Finn‑Aqua, and Amsco. He has also represented Tofflon (Shanghai) for over 10 years in Europe.

Mats holds an M.Sc. in Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology and is a graduate of the CESEM program at ESC Reims. He speaks five languages and is known for his calm leadership, strategic thinking, and deep technical expertise in sterilisation, decontamination, and clean utility systems.