Dr. Manfred Birkel is Managing Director of the CRS-Mannheim facilities in Grünstadt. Dr. Birkel graduated in Chemistry in 1989 and obtained his PhD in 1992 at the University of Kaiserslautern. In May 1992 he joined IKP and started as GLP Study Director in the Bioanalytical Department. In 2000 he became member of the board of IKP. Dr. Birkel’s responsibilities in Grünstadt are Bioanalytics, Pharmacokinetics, Clinical Data Management and Medical Writing.