Gretchen Brunner Sanofi Genzyme

Gretchen Brunner’s 19 year career spans the fields of radiopharmaceuticals, gene therapy, single use bioreactor systems, and biologics.  Roles have included positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of microbiological testing, test method development & optimization, laboratory operations efficiency, as well as Project Management within Quality Control.  Gretchen’s focus is implementation of continuous improvement of micro testing at her site.

Gretchen’s current work focuses on evaluation and implementation of efficient and reliable test methods for microbiological testing of Critical Utilities Systems, education and training of laboratory staff, and optimization of laboratory work processes in a project management role.  She sites on several internal committees within Sanofi, including the Micro Test Method Lifecycle Management Team, Contamination Control Community of Practice, Microbiology Laboratory Error Reduction team and Network Rapid Methods Implementation team.