Our Team

"After a commercial training and subsequent job as assistant in the Private Banking sector of a regional bank in Stuttgart I came to BioRegio STERN in December 2013. In addition to my commercial training, I have a degree as a bachelor professional of events (CCI), which benefits me in my event management activity with the organization of the German Biotechnology Days 2021, the annual summer reception and other events. In addition, I am responsible for the public relations management with the website, job portal and company database as well as the assistant to the CEO."

"After my training as a hotel specialist, I was able to accumulate several years of experience in the superior hotel industry in the field of personnel and organization nationally and abroad. Afterwards, I worked for an IT company for 17 years as an assistant to finance and personnel management. Since January 2017, I have been with BioRegio STERN Management GmbH, where I am also responsible for personnel and finance. I am working with my colleagues in the field of project management to carry out the billing of various projects, also in the European environment. I also work with the management of BioRegio STERN Management GmbH in all personnel and finance issues."

„After studying technical biology at the University of Stuttgart, which I completed with a thesis at the Institute of Biochemistry, I worked at a healthcare centre in the field of anaesthetics. In this role, I got first-hand insight into the day-to-day work in the operating theatre. I gained initial experience in project management and PR work during my almost two years at BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH, where I worked as editor-in-chief and project manager. Since December 2017, I’ve been working at BioRegio STERN Management GmbH in the field of public relations management and as project manager. In this function, I am leading a large national project in the health sector and complement the team in other European-wide funding projects.“

"While studying Spanish, French and English Language and Literature as well as Anthropology at the University of Freiburg I worked as a freelance translator and interpreter for English and Spanish. After my studies I worked as a fundraiser and communicator for various nonprofit organizations and undertook further training as a communication and marketing manager at Deutsche Presseakademie in Berlin. In June 2013 I started as Public Relations Manager at BioRegio STERN. Currently, primarily as a project communicator, I report on progress in our funding projects. It is one of my main purposes to communicate successes out of the STERN BioRegion and to make known innovative businesses and research projects not only to experts, but also to a non-specialist audience."

„I completed my master’s degree in biology at the University of Hohenheim. During my internship at Greiner Bio-One GmbH, I gained a working knowledge of the operations of the various departments in the company. This gave me an understanding of the entire development process of products for specific applications in medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological research and industry. Afterwards, I wrote my thesis at the Institute for Membrane Physiology in collaboration with Greiner Bio-One GmbH. During this time, I characterised magnetic nanoparticles, which represent a model system for creating 3D cell cultures, and investigated their influence on cellular parameters. Since February 2018, I have been working at BioRegio STERN Management GmbH, where I support the project management team on national projects.“

"By participating at the trinational study course of the École supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, I was able to gain first international study experience. After graduating with a diploma thesis in the area of Virology and Gene Therapy at the University of Michigan, I developed a DNA microarray for rapid antibiotic resistance detection during my doctorate at the Institute of Technical Biochemistry in Stuttgart. The following ten years I worked in the product and marketing management in the field of diagnostics at Greiner Bio-One GmbH, which produces multiplex analytical methods for use in food safety, human diagnostics and product safety in the pharmaceutical industry. Starting January 2017 at the BioRegio STERN Management GmbH, I will use my international experience in the development, application and marketing of biotechnological methods to network, attend and support companies in the medtech and biotech industry in the region. As project manager I support the regional companies’ prospects for automated applications and the development of new products."

"I studied classical chemistry, completed additional internships at the Institute of Biochemistry in Würzburg and was thus able to complete my diploma and PhD thesis in this field of chemistry. Based on my experiences that I could gather as a researcher at immatics biotechnologies GmbH in Germany and abroad, I can easily identify suitable partners from companies or institutions in an international context in order to initiate potential collaborations. Since 2011, I have been involved in various EU projects at BioRegio STERN Management GmbH and am now responsible as a project manager for the Interreg NWE project Boost4Health, launched in April 2016, to support and promote the economic development of regional and transnational SMEs. Through my numerous contacts with other European networks, I am also the initiator and contact for further diverse cooperation in neighboring European countries."

„As I have always been interested in biological topics, I completed a degree in biosciences at the University of Kaiserslautern, which I rounded off with a bachelor thesis on bioprocess engineering and technology. Afterwards I went to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) for my subsequent master’s degree in biotechnology. For my thesis, I addressed the utilization of raw materials to produce bio-based products in the sector of industrial biotechnology. Due to further trainings, I gained expertise in quality management according to EN ISO 9001. I joined the project management team for international research projects at BioRegio STERN Management GmbH in February 2018. My work involves driving innovations forward and setting up and internationalising regional SMEs.“

“Throughout my time as a doctoral student and post-doctoral researcher, it was always the interface between basic and applied research in the field of conventional biotechnology and molecular biology that fascinated me most. For instance, my doctoral work dealt with plant viruses that were integrated into hybrid materials as innovative self-assembling nanodevices. For the project planning and implementation of this, I worked in an interdisciplinary team of chemists and physicists. My post-doctorate work also focussed on cooperation with various regional and international partners. In addition, I continued training in the GMP-regulated environment, which means I have an excellent grasp of the standard guidelines and tools involved in quality and project management. I started working at BioRegio STERN Management GmbH as a project manager in October 2018, where I assist the team in implementing EU development projects. What I find particularly interesting in this context is the EU-wide networking of SMEs from the life sciences sector and the development of new technologies.”

"After my studies in German philology and policy at the Universities of Konstanz and Stuttgart, I started to work as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO in Stuttgart. My interest in the communications industry took me two years later to the advertising and PR agency Publix in Stuttgart. In 1994, I joined the newly founded agency Zeeb Kommunikation Public Relations and Advertising GmbH, where I still work today as Deputy Managing Director. Since April 2004 and with ever-growing enthusiasm for the life sciences I support the publicity of BioRegio STERN Management GmbH contributing ideas, concepts and texts."