Thomas Briel is a Strategic Marketing Manager at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and responsible for a broad portfolio of excipients for liquid formulation. He has more than six years experience in pharma and biopharma industry with different positions in the field of pharmaceutical formulation. Thomas holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the Technical University of Munich. In parallel to his Ph.D. and industry roles, Thomas acquired a bachelor's degree in economics with focus on marketing.