Friedrich Haefele Boehringer-Ingelheim GmbH & Co. KG

Friedrich Haefele has been in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 20 years. He was Director for pharmaceutical production at Altana Pharma, manufacturing terminally sterilized x-ray products, aseptically filled SVP, lyophilized vials, but also topical dosage forms and nasal sprays. He was announced QP and Head of QA Department. In May 2006, Dr. Haefele joined Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharma in the business domain Biopharmaceuticals. He is responsible for a team of engineers and scientists managing the Aseptic Processing of Biopharmaceuticals to Drug Products filled into Vials, Prefilled Syringes and Cartridges. His special interests are Aseptic Technologies, Lyophilisation in Vials or Cartridges, High Concentrated Liquid Fill (HCLF) and Visual Inspection. The application of PAT-Tools and Manufacturing Science are regarded key elements for business process excellence. Dr. Haefele is a Pharmacist by training and completed his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg.