Merlin Rietschel

Merlin Rietschel joined Eucomed in January 2011 and is the manager for Technical and Regulatory Affairs. Prior to this, he held various positions within international pharmaceutical companies (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals and Bristol-Myers Squibb) and at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in London, UK. He has over 8 years of experience in the field of European regulatory affairs and dealt successfully with an extensive number of regulatory submissions in life-cycle management and with marketing authorisation applications.

Merlin was raised in Germany where he received a French/German multicultural education. He also lived in the United States and has lived in Belgium since 1995. He has a Masters degree in pharmaceutical science from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, as well as a post-graduate degree in pharmaceutical industry. A German and French national, he is also fluent in English.