Curriculum vitae

Professional experience

June 2023 – present

Managing Director

TUM Venture Lab Management gGmbH – Munich, Germany

Non-profit joint venture between the Technical University of Munich and UnternehmerTUM to support start-ups in the field of medicine and medical technology

• Disciplinary management responsibility for 3 employees and another working student
• Ecosystem education with representatives from universities, industry, investors and politically responsible organisations
• Strategy development
• Budget and resource allocation

October 2020 – March 2023

Managing Director

Eurofins NDSC Food Testing Germany GmbH – Hamburg, Germany

Service laboratories for microbiological and chemical analyses of food and feed, cluster management microbiology

• Disciplinary management responsibility for 4 service laboratories with 220 employees
• P&L responsibility incl. budget and resource planning
• Strategy development
• Business plan creation
• Quality and sustainability management

June 2019 – October 2020

Managing Director

Eurofins Institut Dr. Appelt Hilter GmbH – Hilter, Germany

Service laboratory for microbiological and chemical analysis of food and feed

• Disciplinary management responsibility for 50 employees
• P&L responsibility incl. budget and resource planning
• Increase in production efficiency, quality and service
• Initiation and control of sales activities with the sales team

May 2018 – March 2019

Head of Marketing & Scientific Affairs EMEA

Curetis GmbH – Holzgerlingen, Germany

Molecular diagnostic systems and reagents for the detection of severe infectious diseases

• Disciplinary management responsibility for 5 employees in product management, marketing and scientific affairs
• Development and implementation of all marketing activities
• Strategic development of the product portfolio, portfolio management and product launches
• Support for the global sales network, including distributors, and a network of opinion leaders

September 2014 – April 2018

Head of Product Management & Sales

Döhler GmbH – Darmstadt, Germany

Microbiological and molecular biological detection of microorganisms in beverages

• Disciplinary management responsibility for 5 employees in product management and R&D
• Strategic development of the product portfolio
• Product management and new product launches incl. product positioning, pricing and media planning
• Development and support of the global sales network incl. distributors
• Supervision of an opinion leader network

September 2009 – Juli 2014

Head of Product Management & International Marketing

Merck KGaA – Darmstadt, Germany

• Previously Biotest AG – Head of International Marketing for product portfolio in industrial microbiology – acquired by Merck in July 2011, then Head of Product Management for microbiological and molecular detection of microorganisms
• Disciplinary management responsibility for 4 employees in product management
• Strategic development of the product portfolio
• Product management and new product launches incl. product positioning, pricing and media planning
• Development and support of the global sales network
• Supervision of an opinion leader network

January 2008 – September 2009

Head of Product Management Instruments

Sirona Dental Systems GmbH – Bensheim, Germany

• Dental instruments for e.g. periodontitis, laser treatments, etc.
• Disciplinary management responsibility for 4 employees in product management
• Strategic development of the product portfolio
• Product management and new product launches incl. product positioning, pricing and media planning
• Development and support of an opinion leader network

July 1997 – December 2007

Director Marketing & Customer Support

QIAGEN GmbH – Hilden, Germany

Various positions as

• Director Marketing & Customer Support at 5Prime – subsidiary company, founded to establish a second brand for QIAGEN
• Associate Director Corporate Strategy – analysis and evaluation of the strategic direction of existing and new business areas, development of a second brand strategy
• Associate Director Strategic Marketing – Development of the product portfolio gene expression and gene silencing
• Product Manager PCR – Strategic and tactical marketing for the application area PCR

June 1994 – June 1997

Sales Representative Life Science Products

Perkin Elmer – Rotkreuz, Switzerland

Sale of systems for sequencing and PCR

• Territory Management
• Technical Support
• Development of marketing materials