Dr. Horst Dieter Friedel
After completing his studies in pharmacy and chemistry, Dr. Horst-Dieter Friedel earned his PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry. During his more than twenty-year career in the pharmaceutical industry, he gained experience in pharmaceutical development of drug products, particularly in areas such as analytical method development, solubility, laboratory automation, validation, method transfer, scale-up, stability studies, and computer validation. Additionally, he has served as a Qualified Person for clinical trial samples. Since 2003, he has been working in global quality assurance in various capacities, including global quality systems, external regulations, auditing, compendial affairs, and process analytics. As a member of the Analytical and Quality Assurance working group, he has been active with the APV since 2003 and has co-chaired the Solubility/Dissolution group at the F.I.P. (International Pharmaceutical Association) since 2005.