Dr. Gerald Hofer

After 24 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Gerald founded his own consulting company to offer his knowledge and experience to the industry. In several leading positions in big, worldwide operating pharmaceutical companies he was able to gain a lot of experience in the development, manufacturing, analysis, GMP requirements and B2B sales of pharmaceutical products. Leading people on the local level or over country borders, either as direct reports or in matrix organisations, was an enjoyable challenge throughout his career. After his Diploma Degree in Chemistry and PhD in Biochemistry from TU Graz, he joined Fresenius Kabi as a Group Leader Emulsion and Patents. Throughout his 23-years-long career at Fresenius Kabi, he gained extensive experience from different fields & positions in pharmaceutical production, project management and contract manufacturing. In 2019, he joined Tentamus Group as a Director of Sales & Business Development. In 2020, Gerald founded his own consulting company. Gerald‘s main expertise is in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Biotechnology, Microbiology. He has vast experience in the development of pharmaceutical products: sterile products, vaccines, emulsions and suspensions; analytical development, regulatory requirements, manufacturing, quality control, budgets, CAPEX, Project Controlling.