Christian Stirnimann

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Takeda
Technology Solutions Lead
Christian Stirnimann is a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry who transforms cutting-edge technologies into an added value for patients. He is Technology Solutions Lead at Takeda Global Engineering and is leading strategic innovation programs and communities of practice. In addition, he provides technology support to the global network. Christian has more than 10 years of industry experience in developing test methods and innovation management. His focus areas are automated visual inspection, artificial intelligence in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and container closer integrity testing. Prior to Takeda, Christian developed GMP equipment from scratch to the shop floor. He holds a degree in electrical and information technology from the University of Applied Science and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. He joined ISPE in 2022.

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