Detlef Behrens
Head - CMO
Head - CMO
DCAT
Russian Federation
Biography
Dr. Behrens is the Head of the CMO business at Biocon Ltd. At Biocon, Dr. Behrens is driving business development activities for customised APIs (R&D and commercial) and high potent solid dosage forms (R&D and commercial). Prior to this he was Head of Strategic Procurement at Helm AG, which he joined in 2015. At Helm, Dr. Behrens was in charge of outsourcing development and manufacturing services to CMOs and of insourcing products and bringing development projects to support the growth of Helm AG. For the past 16 years, his assignments have been focused in contract manufacturing for both pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals, developing experience and expertise for both drug substance and drug product with a strong focus on global CMO sales. He holds a PhD in Pharmacy. Dr. Behrens has been an active DCAT event participant since 2009 and joined DCAT's Education Committee in 2011. He served on the Advisory Council from 2013-2016.
Research Interest
Dr. Behrens is the Head of the CMO business at Biocon Ltd. At Biocon, Dr. Behrens is driving business development activities for customised APIs (R&D and commercial) and high potent solid dosage forms (R&D and commercial). Prior to this he was Head of Strategic Procurement at Helm AG, which he joined in 2015. At Helm, Dr. Behrens was in charge of outsourcing development and manufacturing services to CMOs and of insourcing products and bringing development projects to support the growth of Helm AG. For the past 16 years, his assignments have been focused in contract manufacturing for both pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals, developing experience and expertise for both drug substance and drug product with a strong focus on global CMO sales. He holds a PhD in Pharmacy. Dr. Behrens has been an active DCAT event participant since 2009 and joined DCAT's Education Committee in 2011. He served on the Advisory Council from 2013-2016.
