Ulrich Reichert leads the Pharma & Food Materials organization of Regulatory Management within the Life Science sector of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. He is pharmacist by training and after his doctoral degree in medicinal chemistry, he gained many years of analytical experience as laboratory manager for pharmaceutical starting materials. He graduated in Drug Regulatory Affairs with a Master’s degree (M.D.R.A.). He co-leads the global nitrosamine task force of his company and chairs the nitrosamine task force of IPEC Europe.