Smithers appoints Michael Zier as laboratory operations manager in Germany

Shawbury, UK – Smithers announced the appointment of Michael Zier to the Laboratory Operations Manager role for Smithers Medical Device Testing Division new Germany laboratory.

Michael Zier has a wealth of experience in developing and testing of pharmaceutical combination products, including the associated regulatory requirements and international testing standards. As the Laboratory Operations Manager, he will develop testing protocols, ensure regulatory compliance, manage laboratory technicians, and work directly with clients to understand their goals and to ensure that client projects are on time.

“Michael’s technical expertise and industry experience are key assets as we open this new facility in Germany,” states Gael Peron, President, Smithers Medical Device Testing Division. “As Laboratory Operations Manager, we are confident that Michael will help strengthen our relationships with European clients looking to bring innovative, compliant, and effective medical devices and pharmaceutical products to market.”

Zier has over thirty years of industry experience, having previously worked with AstraZeneca, Almirall Sofotec, and ASTA Medica. Zier started as Laboratory Technician in Chemistry, eventually becoming Laboratory Manager in R&D of pharmaceutical combination products for COPD and Asthma. He has experience and expertise in inhalation device development, analytical test creation and validation, batch release for clinical trials, ATT, supplier re-qualification, and equipment implementation, including transfer of manual methods into automated approaches.

Smithers Medical Device Testing can assist throughout your medical device product development cycle, with medical device testing from concept, material selection, design for manufacture, manufacture, packaging (primary and secondary) through to the distribution testing for supply chain validation. Smithers has dedicated facilities for physical and functional testing and analytical services in Frankfurt, Germany, Shawbury, U.K. and the Akron, Ohio.