Valentin Herbez

Valentin Herbez joined Lonza early 2019 as Senior Manager QA, Head of QA Qualification / Validation. He leads a team responsible for the quality oversight on the qualification & validation activities for facilities, equipment, utilities and computerized systems in the new IbexTM Solutions Biopark in Visp/Switzerland. After a few years in the R&D at the Roche Innovation Center Zürich, with focus on the development of analytical methods for the characterization glycol-engineered monoclonal antibodies, Valentin moved into Technical Quality Assurance. From 2009, at Janssen Vaccine (JnJ), he worked predominantly on cleaning validation, sterility assurance and contamination control for the manufacturing of diverse vaccines. In 2013, he joined MSD Switzerland to contribute to the commercialization and PAI for Keytruda®, the first FDA-approved immune-therapy, focusing on QA oversight for qualification & validation activities. He also worked as quality lead for site implementation of drug product manufacturing and continuous bioprocessing. Valentin studied Biotechnology Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland. He also holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Management and a Post Graduate Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Business Engineering. Valentin Herbez is Chairman of the Professional Group Life Science of Swiss Engineering STV (Swiss Technical Association). He also a member of the Swiss Process and Chemical Engineers and the A3P Association.