Bettine Boltres | Director, Scientific Affairs
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc

Dr. Bettine Boltres is a recognized thought leader in the industry, fostering scientific exchange between West and the pharmaceutical sector. She possesses extensive knowledge in glass, polymer, and rubber materials, which carries over in her expertise in combination products. Dr. Boltres is the author of the book “When Glass Meets Pharma” and serves as an expert for the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.), and various ISO working groups. Additionally, she plays an active role in the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) and is serving on the PDA Board of Directors since 2019.

As Director Scientific Affairs, Integrated Systems, Dr. Bettine Boltres is supporting the scientific exchange between West and the pharmaceutical industry. This is complementing her work as Product Manager for Schott Pharmaceutical Tubing, where she provided scientific consulting for glass primary packaging. Bettine is an active member of the USP Packaging and Distribution Expert Committee, the European
Pharmacopoeia Commission Group of Experts 16 (elastomers and plastics) and the GLS Working Party (glass). She is member of the ISO Working Group 4 (Elastomers) and Working Group 2 (glass). Additionally, Bettine is on the PDA Board of Directors and in 2015 she published the book “When Glass Meets Pharma”, which builds the bridge between glass for pharmaceutical primary packaging and drug substances. Dr. Boltres is a (bio)chemist by training, receiving a diploma in chemistry from the university of Frankfurt, Germany and a PhD in biochemistry from the university of Cologne, Germany.