Dr. Missel is the Director of Research and Development at QIAGEN, responsible for the continuous innovation of nucleic acid modification and amplification technologies and products, such as reagents and assays for QIAGEN's standard and real-time PCR, RT-PCR, HRM solutions, and, most recently, digital PCR. Dr. Missel received his Ph.D. in molecular biology and biochemistry from the Gene Center at the University of Munich. He has worked in various capacities in the biotechnology industry for more than 20 years.