Dipl. Chem. Martin Blüggel

Martin Blüggel is an expert for peptide and protein analysis, mass spectrometry and bioinformatics for protein analysis and proteomics. He is author of more than 35 scientific publications and has presented state of the art analytical methods to the Biotechnology Working Party (BWP, EMA) and Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI). He became member of the extended Board of the EAPB (European Association of Pharma Biotechnology) in 2009. He holds a diploma in Chemistry for his research in protein chemistry combined with mass spectrometric methods for protein structure analysis. As a co-founder of Protagen in 1997 Martin Blüggel set up the business in Protagen Protein Services Unit serving over 100 international clients as CRO to support the development of protein therapeutics from early phases of discovery, production to GMP release testing. He has supervised biosimilar comparability studies and protein characterization for a range of 15 top originator molecules. Martin Blüggel was holding the position of Chief Operating Officer of Protagen since 2002 and Executive Vice President Protein Services since 2009. Since 2013 he is the CEO of Protagen Protein Services.