At the beginning of 2019, the British foundation Wellcome Trust opened an office in Berlin, thus expanding its activities to Germany. The first project funded by the foundation in Germany is a translation partnership with the Berlin Institute of…
Healthcare is one of the most exciting sectors that is expected to fully embrace the development of 3-D printing. Patients and providers alike are looking to a future where the custom fabrication of prostheses, implants, and most likely even whole…
Nikolaus Rajewsky studied mathematics and physics in his hometown of Cologne. After earning his doctorate, he spent time abroad in New Jersey and New York. In 2006, the 50-year-old returned to Germany and has since been Professor of Systems Biology…
Biologist Peter Albiez started his career at Pfizer in 1996 as a pharmaceuticals consultant. Following management positions in sales and marketing, he took over the management of Pfizer's sales organization in 2006. In 2009, he was appointed managing…
Dr. Viola Bronsema has been Managing Director of Biotechnologie-Industrie-Organisation (BIO) Deutschland e.V. in Berlin since October 2006. Previously, the biologist was head of communications at Roche Diagnostics GmbH and Diagnostics EMEA in…
Dr. Rolf Zettl joined the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) in March 2016, having previously served as managing director of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. In his new position as Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for the…
Clemens Kaiser has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceuticals industry. Initially recruited by the Bayer Group in Leverkusen, he also spent periods working in Southeast Asia, South Africa and Canada. Among others, Kaiser was Executive Vice…
The virologist and computer scientist, Dr. Ijad Madisch, has created one of the world’s most important start-ups with ResearchGate – a kind of Facebook for scientists. He founded the Berlin-based online platform 2008 with his friends Sören Hofmayer…
