Dr. Dieter Tzschoppe, of French nationality, studied chemistry at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) and holds a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Besançon (France).

He joined the EPO in 1985 in The Hague (Netherlands) as Search Examiner in the field of pharmaceutical formulations.

After his transfer to Munich (Germany) in 1989 he worked as search and substantive examiner in the field of medical use inventions.

Since 1999 he is director of units of about 30 examiners, first in organic chemistry, since 2005 in pharmacology and since 2013 additionally in galenics and cosmetics in the cluster Pure and Applied Organic Chemistry (PAOC).

Responsible for external relations for cluster PAOC he frequently represents the cluster/EPO as speaker in company visits, conferences or in the framework of international cooperation.