Petra Dieterich
Member of Innovation Advisory Board
chemistry
Aptuit
Switzerland
Biography
Ms. Petra Dieterich serves as a Director of Laboratory Operations at Aptuit, Oxford and has worked at the Oxford site since 1995. Ms. Dieterich leads the chemistry and analytical functions at Aptuit Oxford and is responsible for delivery of projects to clients across the World. Prior to that time, Ms. Dieterich spent 3 years at Cyanamid working as a Scientist in both the medical and agrochemical divisions and obtained several patent applications. After joining Oxford Asymmetry in 1995, she gained extensive experience in working in a CRO environment as a Senior Scientist and Project Leader, working with leading European and US based biotech companies in both the development and small scale synthesis of API, mainly for use in phase 1 / 2 trials. She has experience in working to cGMP and the requirements of delivering APIs for use in clinical trials. After joining Aptuit in 2007, she became part of the project management team under which she worked as a Senior Manager, leading client communication and ensuring that projects were delivered On Time In Full. She serves as a Member of Innovation Advisory Board at Aptuit LLC. She gained a Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. Ms. Dieterich completed both an honours degree (Biochemistry) and doctorate (Organic Chemistry research in synthesis of labelled amino acids) at the University of Sussex.
Research Interest
Organic Chemistry research in synthesis of labelled amino acids
