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GERRESHEIMER Dr Christian Fischer. standardized
Uwe Röhrhoff will leave solutions to
CEO the Company on 31 customers. Ready
APPOINTED
August 2017. Following to fill packaging
Dr Christian Fischer will Dr Christian Fischer’s solutions for vials are more flexibility, increased
join the Management induction in August based on Ompi EZ-fill quality and safety and
Board of Gerresheimer 2017, Uwe Röhrhoff will packaging design. Ready quicker time to market,”
AG as an ordinary continue to support his to fill vials and cartridges said Mauro Stocchi,
member on 1 August successor in an advisory will extend the broad General Manager
2017 before taking over capacity for a further three Gerresheimer portfolio. Pharmaceutical Systems
as Chief Executive Officer months. Gerresheimer, a division at Stevanato
on 1 September 2017. Dr Christian Fischer was worldwide leader in Group.
Dr Christian Fischer born in Furth im Wald, primary packaging Vials are the standard
is currently President, Germany, in 1964. From solutions for the primary packaging
Performance Chemicals, 1984 to 1988 he studied pharmaceutical industry, for parenteral drugs.
at BASF SE in chemistry at the University will enhance its portfolio Gerresheimer offers vials
Ludwigshafen, Germany. of Regensburg, where he by adding Gx RTF vials. in all sizes corresponding
Uwe Röhrhoff, CEO gained his doctorate in Ready-to-fill or ready-to- to international standards
of Gerresheimer AG, 1991. He then studied use vials are the state of and pharmacopoeia
announced in November business administration the art solution to fulfil requirements. The
2015 that he would not in Mannheim from 1993 customer requirements Gerresheimer offering
be available to serve on to 1996. In 2014, he was for quality, flexibility and includes solutions
the Management Board appointed an honorary simplicity. To achieve for biotech and other
beyond his current professor at the Technical this, Gerresheimer and specialist pharma drugs.
appointment. “In Dr University of Munich Ompi have signed a The new Gx RTF vial
Christian Fischer, we have (TUM). Dr Fischer has mutual agreement to portfolio will be based
gained an outstanding worked at BASF since allow Gerresheimer to on already established
leader as CEO. He brings 1993. Having started his use the Ompi EZ-fill quality offerings for vials
with him 24 years of career as a laboratory packaging technology. like PharmaPlus and Elite
industry experience and team leader, he has held The new products will Glass. By adapting this
has demonstrated his various positions at the provide customers with knowledge to vials and
entrepreneurial drive in company, including more flexibility: either combining it with the
various roles at BASF, both Deputy Division Manager, with small batches – well-established Ompi
in Germany and abroad. Global Marketing initially at the clinical- EZ-fill packaging, this
Over the past few years, Director, Sales Director trial stage – or with solution provides added
Gerresheimer has refined and Group Vice President industrial production. value to customers,
its strategic focus, made in different divisions in “Our new portfolio enabling them to source
successful acquisitions Ludwigshafen and Hong will meet the one identically packed
and divestments, and Kong. He was President, growing demand for vial from two suppliers.
established numerous Advanced Materials comprehensive solutions. Ready-to-fill vials are
operational initiatives & Systems Research Together with Ompi we washed and sterilized
– these will ensure a and currently serves as will take a further step solutions provided in
smooth and seamless President, Performance towards establishing trays or in nests and
transition,” explained Dr Chemicals, at BASF SE in one standardized tubs. The pharmaceutical
Axel Herberg, Chairman Ludwigshafen. platform for ready-to-fill customer can
of the Supervisory PRIMARY vials, which make the immediately fill the ready-
Board of Gerresheimer PACKAGING customer process very to-fill vials without any
AG. “Gerresheimer AG PORTFOLIO easy and smooth,” said further process.
is a highly successful, NOW Uwe Röhrhoff, CEO of Gerresheimer has been
international company INCLUDES Gerresheimer AG. producing RTF glass
and a trusted partner to READY-TO- “We’re glad our leading syringes (ready to fill)
the pharma and healthcare FILL VIALS technology has been for more than 15 years
industry. I am looking adopted by Gerresheimer. already and has recently
forward to my new role Gerresheimer partners Our solution, which has launched RTF COP
in this exciting company with Ompi, Stevanato proved to be scalable, will syringes produced in
and market,” added Group, to offer benefit the customer with Europe.

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