Martin Potgeter

Martin Potgeter currently serves as Vice President of Corporate Business Development at QIAGEN, a position held since April 2014, focusing on corporate venturing, mergers and acquisitions, and in-licensing. Before this role, Potgeter worked as Senior Director of Corporate Business Development at QIAGEN from April 2010 to February 2014, where responsibilities included M&A activities in Germany and France, strategic investments, and general management of the Point-of-Care business. Potgeter's earlier tenure at QIAGEN GmbH from November 2000 to March 2010 included roles as Director and Associate Director in Corporate Business Development with a focus on M&A, due diligence, and global in-licensing efforts. Prior to joining QIAGEN, Potgeter was the Sales Manager at Clontech AG, and a sales representative for Stratagene in South/West Germany and Switzerland. Potgeter holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Tübingen and has studied at the University of Freiburg.