VelaLabs GmbH - under new management

Tentamus Group appoints Mandy Deimel as Managing Director Pharma DACH
Experienced Pharma Executive to strengthen VelaLabs and Tentamus Pharma & Med Deutschland

The Tentamus Group is pleased to announce that Mandy Deimel will join the company on November 1st, 2025, as Managing Director Pharma DACH. In this role, Mandy will lead VelaLabs, taking over from Peder Andersen, who has served as Interim Managing Director since June 2025. She will also assume the position of Managing Director of Tentamus Pharma und Med Deutschland GmbH. Mandy Deimel brings extensive experience in the life sciences sector. She has held multiple Managing Director roles with full P&L responsibility across international organizations in pharma, diagnostics, biotech, and medical devices. Her expertise spans GxP compliance (GMP, GLP, GCLP), regulatory affairs, and pharmaceutical quality systems, and she has successfully led organizational restructuring, scale-up projects, and GMP-compliant clean room expansions. Mandy has also worked closely with regulatory bodies such as the FDA, EMA, and German authorities (e.g., LGL Bayern), ensuring operational excellence and compliance across all functions.

Most recently, Mandy served as Managing Director of the Pharma and Diagnostics Division at Eurofins Genomics Europe, overseeing several legal entities and driving strategic realignment and operational development. She holds an Executive MBA from the TUM School of Management, graduated with distinction, and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, demonstrating her commitment to operational excellence, cultural change leadership, and sustainable growth.

“I’m very pleased to be joining the Tentamus Group and taking on the role of leading the Pharma DACH team,” says Mandy Deimel. “I look forward to working closely with the teams at VelaLabs and Tentamus Pharma & Med Deutschland GmbH, supporting each other as we continue to grow and strengthen our capabilities. With a shared commitment to quality and compliance, a strong focus on sustainable growth, and collaboration in understanding our pharma clients’ needs, I’m confident we can achieve lasting success and help our clients deliver safe and effective solutions to patients.”

Dr. Christian Hummert, Country Manager DACH, adds: “We are thrilled to welcome Mandy to the Tentamus leadership team. Her expertise, experience, and passion for the Pharma sector makes her the perfect fit to drive our DACH Pharma business forward. I am confident that Mandy will bring new energy and valuable insights to both VelaLabs and Tentamus Pharma & Med Deutschland.”

The Tentamus Group thanks Peder Andersen for his effective interim leadership and warmly welcomes Mandy Deimel. We wish her every success in her new role, confident that she will make a significant contribution to the company’s continued growth, innovation, and leadership in the pharmaceutical sector.

About VelaLabs GmbH
VelaLabs is a world -wide acting, GLP- /GMP-certified and GCLP-compliant contract laboratory that offers in-depth analytical characterization services for proteins including biopharmaceuticals, biosimilars, biologics and Peptides.
Combining a focused, customer – orientated approach, a highly motivated team and a broad expertise in analytical development and quality control, VelaLabs is dedicated to support customer’s needs from research activities to clinical phases up to product commercialization and market release.

About Tentamus Pharma & Med Deutschland GmbH
Tentamus Pharma & Med Deutschland (TPMD) offers a comprehensive range of testing services for pharmaceutical products and medical devices. We support our clients throughout the entire development process, from pre-clinical studies to market batch release testing. Our services include analysis of clinical and pre-clinical samples, analytical method development and validation, stability studies, and release testing.

For medical devices, TPMD provides full support for analytical requirements, including biocompatibility testing. We are committed to serving all clients, from start-ups to multinational corporations, with the same level of expertise and reliability.

TPMD operates three laboratory sites in Germany—located in Bad Kissingen, Karlsruhe, and Oldenburg—each specializing in different areas of analytical services. Our laboratories are equipped to handle biological samples up to Biosafety Level 2, as well as narcotics and high-risk samples, ensuring safe, compliant, and high-quality testing for all projects.

VelaLabs GmbH

Brunner Straße 69/ Obj.3
A-1230 Wien

Tel.:    +43 (0) 1 890 597 9-11
Mail:    office@vela-labs.at
Web:   www.vela-labs.at