Heike Merget-Millitzer J&J

Dr. Heike Merget-Millitzer is Microbiology CoE Lead within Janssen and is leading and coordination strategic Global Microbiology related projects including implementation of Advanced and Rapid Microbiology Methods. She has more than 25 years of work-experience in aseptic manufacturing and testing of cell therapeutics and large molecules as well as in environmental monitoring in pharmaceutical industry. She joined J&J in 2005 where she was managing manufacturing of clinical supplies, commercial products and new product introduction of sterile drug products before she managed the QC Microbiology & Hygiene Department at Janssen Schaffhausen. In her current role one of the focus areas is to develop the JSC QC Technology Roadmap and to implement Advanced Technologies in the Microbiology Labs. She is member of PDA and is co-author of the recently revised PDA Technical Report #13 on Environmental Monitoring. Heike holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Frankfurt, Germany and a MSC degree in Biology and Microbiology from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.