Education:

10/85-4/90 Study of physics at Heidelberg University

2/89-2/90 Study of physics at the University of Western Australia, Perth.

Postgraduate Diploma Science, thesis: "Surface Analysis with AES and LEED“.

4/90-7/91 Diploma thesis at the Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Nuclear Solid State Physics group.

1/92-5/95 PhD studies, Institute for Applied Physics, Heidelberg University. Topic: Surface acoustic waves – a novel method in chemical sensing

Professional Activities:

1/92-8/95 Research Associate at the Institute for Applied Physics, Heidelberg University. Fields: Laser lithography, surface acoustic wave chemical sensors, clean room technology.

11/95-12/97 Research Associate at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London. Fields: microsystem technology, chip-based chemical analysis systems, lab-on-a-chip methods in chemistry and biochemistry.

1/98-8/01 Positions within Jenoptik group:

1/98-3/99 Jenoptik Mikrotechnik GmbH, Head of „New Technologies and Technology Marketing“. Tasks: Project management in microsystem technology, polymer based microsystems for applications in chemistry and the Life Sciences, international technology marketing, set-up of a US-representation.

4/99- 10/00 Executive Vice President, Jenoptik Mikrotechnik GmbH, Jena.

10/00 – 8/01 Chief Executive Officer, Mildendo Gesellschaft für mikrofluidische Systeme mbH, Jena.

8/01-11/04 Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) Intelligent Implants GmbH / IIP-Technologies, Bonn. Development of an implantable microsystems to enable the blind to regain sight (Nomination for German Founder’s Prize 2004).

since 05/02 CSO, microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, Jena (Innovation prize of the city of Jena in 2007).

Scientific Activities:

Since 98 Program committee of the SPIE Symposium „Microfluidic Devices, BioMEMS and Medical Microsystems”, Santa Clara/san Jose/San Francisco; 00, 01 and 10 Symposium Chair.

01 Program committee SPIE Symposium „Microfabrication”, Edinburgh, 2001.

Since 99 Expert Evaluator in „Micro- and Nanotechnology“ for the European Union, Framework 5-7.

99 Program committee “Commercialization of Microsystems“, Dortmund, 1999.

Since 99 Member European Board “Institute of Nanotechnology” UK.

99-01 Member industrial board “Microreaction Technology“ DECHEMA.

99-01 Member strategy group “Microsystem Technology“ ZVEI.

Since 00 Evaluator in the Thuringian business-plan competition.

01-03 Evaluator of microsystem technology programs of the “Stiftung Industrieforschung“.

01-02 Member expert round table „MST 2000+“ of the BMBF.

04-09 Chairman of the Industrial Physicists Advisory Committee to the German Physical Society.

Reviewer for several scientific journals such as Lab-on-a-Chip, Analytical Biochemistry, Polymer Technologies. More than 10 papers in refereed journals, more than 45 conference papers, more than 30 invited talks, 4 book chapters, 1 textbook, 3 patents, 5 patent applications.

Alumnus of  the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation and the BMW-Foundation Herbert Quandt.