Frank Panofen, PhD Particle Measuring Systems

Over the last 15 years with Merck, Frank Panofen gained proven expertise in traditional microbiological topics like sterility testing and bioburden analytics and a long experience on the implementation and development of new rapid technologies for the pharmaceutical industry. Today, Frank is the Product Line Manager for Sterility Assurance/Microbiology products at Particle Measuring Systems, globally responsible for all products related to industrial microbiological testing, with a strong focus on environmental monitoring. He is certified Microbiological Laboratory Manager from ECA. Frank gained a Diploma in Chemistry from the University of Bielefeld and a PhD in molecular and cell biology from the University of Osnabrück.