Christoph Marie

Global Product Sustainability Director

Aptar Pharma

Christophe Marie is Global Product Sustainability Director within the Aptar Innovation Excellence team, leading the Solutions Pillar of Aptar’s sustainability strategy. Christophe’s primary goals include building and driving strategy to achieve the commitments made by Aptar through the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, which is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme. Prior to his product sustainability role at Aptar, Christophe was part of Aptar Pharma from 2002 to 2018, where he held various positions within the R&D and Global Market Development teams.

Christa Jansen-Otten

Director of Technical Product Development

West Pharmaceutical Services

Christa is Director of Technical Product Development at West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Christa holds a diploma in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Aachen. She has worked within the pharmaceutical industry for more than 20 years. Christa gained experience as Quality Assurance Manager in one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies in sterile filling and packaging. In addition, she spent several years with the leading prefillable syringe manufacturer in the Customer Quality Assurance department. She joined West in 2005 and developed an expertise in prefillable systems and delivery technology in the Technical Customer Service, Marketing and Product Management departments.

Roberto Valenti

Head of Materials Development

Bormioli Pharma

Roberto Valenti is Head of Materials Development in Bormioli Pharma. He has been in charge since January 1999 of the R&D activities aimed at the use and validation of innovative materials, such as more sustainable plastics - recycled, bio-based, compostable - or barrier materials aimed at improving the container performances. Roberto Valenti is constantly updated on the latest developments through a consolidated network of partners and suppliers, supporting clients on their materials innovation projects.

Robert Lindner

Global Product Manager RTU Vials

SCHOTT AG

Robert Lindner is working for SCHOTT Pharmaceutical Systems as Global Product Manager adaptiQ®. In this role he is responsible for SCHOTT’s ready-to-use vials portfolio, which is part of the SCHOTT iQ® platform. Besides that he works on bringing additional value to pharma companies with novel secondary packaging solutions for the whole SCHOTT iQ® platform. He has working experience in managing international R&D projects and technology networks, both in plastics processing and functional thin-films for medical and electronic applications. Robert Lindner holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Mainz University.

Piet Christiaens

Scientific Director

Nelson Labs

Dr. Christiaens received his PhD from the Analytical Chemistry Department of the University of Leuven (Belgium) in 1991. From 1992 to 1997, he was the Lab Manager in two CROs. After, he joined Shell Chemical Company in Houston (US), as an independent consultant, working on hydrogenated triblock co-polymers. Since 2001, Piet has held the position of Scientific Director at Nelson Labs Europe where he develops analytical methods and protocols for both extractables and leachables studies for the pharmaceutical and medical industries. Dr. Christiaens oversees all laboratory operations at Nelson Labs Europe and supports business development and R&D.