Olaf Queckenberg studied pharmacy at the Universities of Berlin, Düsseldorf and Freiburg and did his doctorate at the chair of pharmaceutical chemistry of the Freiburg University. From 1994-1999 he was head of analytical development laboratories at Bayer in Leverkusen, Germany, and West Haven, USA. Since 1999 he has been the responsible manager for analytical development at Bayer Healthcare and since 2011 is the head of global pharmaceutical and chemical development at Bayer Pharmaceuticals Division