Petra Dörr

Dr Petra Dörr is the Director of the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare (EDQM) since 1 September 2021.

She is a pharmacist and holds a PhD, and has spent the first ten years of her professional career in the medical products industry, working in international regulatory affairs. She joined Swissmedic, Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, in October 2004 as the Head of International Affairs. In July 2007, she was promoted to Head of Management Services & Networking and Member of the Management Board. From January 2014 until June 2019, she held the position of Head of Communication & Networking and Deputy Executive Director. From July 2019 to October 2020, she has been providing consultancy services to the WHO and other not-for profit organizations, and then joined that WHO as the Head of Unit Regulation and Safety in November 2020.