Alison Armstrong serves as the Global Head Field Technology Management and Technical services leading a team of scientific and regulatory experts within the Merck BioReliance^® testing services business.  Alison holds a PhD in Molecular Virology from the University of Glasgow and she has a certificate in Advanced Management from Cranfield University School of Management. Throughout her career, Alison has been an invited speaker at both national and international conferences, member of industry forums and has published more than 40 peer-reviewed papers and editorials.