Petra Dörr: EDQM Appoints First New Director In 14 Years
Executive Summary
The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare, which is responsible for the European Pharmacopoeia, is to be led by former Swissmedic regulator and current World Health Organization executive Petra Dörr.
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