Cheryl Platco Merck Research Laboratories

Ms. Platco has been involved with endotoxin testing for 27 years. She has experience with all three of the major U.S. licensed LAL (endotoxin) suppliers. She performs endotoxin testing and troubleshooting for pharmaceutical, vaccine, biological, and monoclonal products as well as a variety of raw materials, active ingredients, and culture media. Ms. Platco has been employed with Merck & Co. for 30 years. She performs microbiological testing for all pharmaceutical and vaccine/protein products from basic research through marketed product. She is experienced with all microbiological compendial testing as well as developmental risk of proliferation testing and several rapid microbiology technologies. Ms. Platco holds a B.S. in Chemistry/Biology and Medical Technology degree as well as a MS in Clinical Chemistry.