Alexander Schäfer joined Sharp’s European Business Development team in 2014 as Business Development Manager. Before joining the Sharp team, Alexander worked for 20 years for several CMO’s/CDMO’s such as Catalent and NextPharma in different Sales & Marketing related roles covering clinical and commercial manufacturing and packaging services. Having advised Sharp clients on packaging solutions for over nine years, he has particular expertise in the many specific requirements for packaging of injectable devices – including vials, syringes, pens, auto-injectors and pre-filled syringes. Prior to his Sales & Marketing career he worked for a major personal care player as Purchasing Manager and as Product Manager. He is a graduate in Business Administration.