Professional career of Manfred Lützow, Director of saqual

Nutrition Officer (P4/P5) with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (2001 - 2004)

  • FAO Joint Secretary of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
  • Joint management of JECFA together with the WHO Joint Secretary at the International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS)
  • Co-ordination with the Codex Alimentarius Secretariat and several Codex Committees
  • Co-editor for the JECFA publications
  • Focal point at FAO for the risk assessment of food additives, flavours, contaminants, toxins and residues of veterinary drugs

Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs & Senior Sales Manager with Dolder AG, Basel (1999 - 2001)

  • Implementation of "right first time" project management for the preparation and submission of registration dossiers for active pharmaceutical ingredients and generic human medicinal products
  • Development and supervision of a document management system for registration documents
  • Marketing of registration dossiers and pharmaceutical licenses to European customers
  • Member of several teams challenging and changing business strategies of the company
  • Establishing together with finance and controlling functions a management and monitoring system for project costs and profitability
  • Sales manager for active pharmaceutical ingredients & food ingredients for UK & Ireland

Head Regulatory Affairs Europe of Roche Vitamins Europe Ltd, Birsfelden (1994 - 1998)

  • Member of the of the management board of Roche Vitamins Europe Ltd
  • Definition and implementation of European regulatory strategies for feed additives, food additives, food ingredients, veterinary products, active pharmaceutical ingredients, cosmetic ingredients
  • Management of cross-functional research and regulatory projects for the registration of veterinary drugs
  • Leader of two multinational regulatory affairs teams of approximately fifteen collaborators
  • Crisis management for feed and food additives and veterinary drugs
  • Active work in several European associations and federations (e.g. ILSI Europe, COMISA, FEDESA, FEFANA, ERNA)

Regulatory Affairs Manager Food Additives & Group Head Regulatory Affairs Food with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Vitamins & Fine Chemicals Division), Basel (1990 - 1994)

  • Definition and implementation of global product registration strategies for food ingredients and food additives i.e. food colours
  • Contribution on an international level to the scientific discussions related to the safety assessment of food additives (ILSI Europe "Intake of Food Additives"; ToxForum Europe)
  • Member of a team which assessed the requirements for the safety assessment and registration of several plant health products within the European Union and Codex Alimentarius
  • Representation of the company's, industrial sector's and Swiss interests at an international level (Codex Alimentarius Commission; NATCOL, CEFIC, ELC)
  • Team leader of four collaborators responsible for global regulatory affairs for food additives, vitamins, food ingredients, and pharmaceutical ingredients
  • Member of the Process Change Committee (GMP, ISO)
  • Responsible manager of the Drug Master File System of the V&FC Division

Studies

  • Ph.D. (Natural Sciences) in Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry; Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg/Germany (1987-1990)
  • Diploma in Biology (Plant Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics, Chemistry); Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg/Germany (1980-1987)