Lamin Jallow is a microbiology technology specialist for the life science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, known as MilliporeSigma in North America. Lamin specializes in pharmaceutical microbiology applications with expertise in QC microbiology testing (sterility testing, bioburden testing, and pyrogen testing). He has a Master of Public Health and a B.S. in Microbiology and has over 18 years of industry experience. Before his current role, he was a microbiology applications scientist, specializing in validation and method development, and a subject matter expert. He also worked as a QA auditor and quality engineer before joining the company