{"id":3949,"date":"2026-03-06T17:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalwelfare.iph-multisite.berta-bewegt.ch\/topics\/interview-mit-joachim-coenen-big-data-und-ki-in-der-tierforschung\/2-steckbrief-joachim-coenen\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:15:53","slug":"2-steckbrief-joachim-coenen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/animalwelfare.interpharma.ch\/en\/topics\/interview-mit-joachim-coenen-big-data-und-ki-in-der-tierforschung\/2-steckbrief-joachim-coenen\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Profile of Dr. Joachim Coenen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Profile of Dr. Joachim Coenen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/animalwelfare.interpharma.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/coenen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9337 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Dr. med. vet. Joachim Coenen <\/strong>is Senior Expert Animal Science and Welfare at the Merck Group (EMD in the USA and Canada) and works in SQ-A (Corporate Animal Affairs) at the Merck Group. Dr. Coenen graduated as a veterinarian and obtained his doctorate in biochemistry and endocrinology from the University of Giessen in Germany. He is a specialist veterinarian for experimental animal science and certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT). 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