Michael Gassen has been a valued partner of WuXi AppTec’s Laboratory Testing Division since 2017, bringing over two decades of experience in the life sciences industry. Dr. Gassen held leadership positions at Nuvisan and Envigo, where he made notable contributions to pharmacology, drug metabolism, and analytical chemistry. Dr. Gassen’s work emphasizes innovative solutions in DMPK and pharmacology models, steering discovery and preclinical development projects to Phase I submissions with expertise that extends across strategic R&D collaborations, business strategy execution, and scientific/regulatory consulting. Dr. Gassen earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Würzburg University, Germany, focusing on lipid peroxidation-derived toxic aldehydes.