Since 2010

Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of the ETH spin off company “MALCISBO”

Main responsibilities: Veterinary and immunological aspects of vaccine development. Management of clinical studies. Business development. Product portfolio management. Regulatory issues. Grant management. Knowledge management. Scientific marketing. Contacts and network to key opinion leaders, stakeholders, authorities, future industry partners and customers. Biosafety officer.

2010 - 2012

Head of Knowledge and Research Management at the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Bern, Switzerland

Main responsibilities: Management of research funded by the FSVO. Establishment of a knowledge management system. Representation of the FSVO in international platforms and networks (e.g. Discontools, ETPGAH, SCAR CWG, EMIDA ERANET). Management of the activities of national reference laboratories in terms of notifiable infectious animal disease diagnostics. Approval of veterinary diagnostics.

2008 - 2009

Strategic program manager at the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Bern, Switzerland

Main responsibilities: Strategic program development for the control of infectious animal diseases. Representation of the FSVO in international veterinary organizations (e.g., OIE, EU Commission, EU steering group of the New Animal Health Law).

2007 - 2008

Business and product manager in the marketing & sales department of Prionics AG, Schlieren Switzerland

Main responsibilities: Strategic product management within specific disease areas (tuberculosis, paratuberculosis, brucellosis). Leadership of cross-functional teams (research & development, intellectual property, regulatory, production and logistics). Scientific marketing. Key account management.

2002 - 2007

Group leader in the research & development department of Prionics AG, Schlieren, Switzerland

Main responsibilities: Diagnostic test development (Bovine Tuberculosis, Paratuberculosis, Brucellosis). Scientific and strategic project management including international project management of collaborations with reference centres. Evaluation of new business fields for Prionics and participation in due diligences.

2002 - 2007

Veterinarian in the Diagnostic Laboratory Bassersdorf, Switzerland

Main responsibilities: cytology and biopsy diagnostic service.

1991 - 2002

Assistant / Senior assistant at the Institute of Veterinary Pathology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Main responsibilities: Research. Teaching. Biopsy and cytology diagnostic service for practitioners.

1991 - 1993

Temporary employments in veterinary practices

 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

 

2010

Assistant professor / Venia Docendi for Veterinary Public Health, University of Bern, Switzerland

2007

Certificate of advanced studies in “Leadership skills” (postgraduate studies) at the Lucerne School of Business (Hochschule für Wirtschaft, HSW), Lucerne, Switzerland

1999

Special degree in Veterinary Pathology

1999

Dissertation (doctoral thesis), University of Zurich, Switzerland

1991

Master`s degree in veterinary medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany

Since 1991

Various scientific conferences and workshops, leadership & management courses, start-up courses.

FURTHER ACTIVITIES

 

Since 2018

Life Science Expert for Innosuisse, appointed by the Swiss Government

Since 2010

Lecturer at the Universities of Zurich and Berne (Vetsuisse Faculties). Topic: Control and eradication of infectious animal diseases.

Since 2010

Member of the Board of Directors of WAVLD (World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians) since Sep 2010

Since 2008

Referee for research funding organizations (e.g. BBRSC, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, EMIDA Eranet Animal Health Calls)

Since 2005

Referee for peer-reviewed scientific journals (e.g. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, Epidemiology and Infection, Applied Environmental Microbiology,…)

Since 2007

Expert for the evaluation of ring trials of the Swiss Association of Histopathology

Since 1999

Expert for the Accreditation of Swiss diagnostic laboratories

PUBLICATIONS

 

 

> 40 peer-reviewed research publications in international journals and > 40 presentations and posters at international peer-reviewed conferences.

1 patent (WO2008/135067A1. Filing date 8.5.2007).