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Profile

Career History


Since April 2020

Independent Consultant at TTC

Sept 2015 – March 2020

Project Scientist Toxicology/Head Preclinical Drug Safety at Grünenthal GmbH

  • Head of the preclinical safety department with responsibility for toxicology and safety pharmacology
  • Strategic and scientific support of drug development and medical device projects
  • Execution and monitoring of external toxicity studies at CROs
  • Evaluation of licensing opportunities and member of due diligence teams

Oct 2012 – Dec 2014

Director Non-Clinical Drug Development – medigene AG

  • Head of the non-clinical drug development department
  • Strategic planning and execution of non-clinical safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic studies at CROs
  • Preparation of regulatory non-clinical documents (e.g. IMPDs, IBs, INDs etc.) for clinical trials and relevant section of submission documents (NDA, MAA)

Feb 2011 – Sept 2012

Associate Director Non-Clinical Drug Development at Agennix AG

  • Execution and monitoring of non-clinical toxicology, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics studies
  • Preparation of the respective non-clinical documentation (e.g. IMPDs, INDs etc.)
  • Good Laboratory Praxis (GLP) audit of external research institutions

Oct 2009 – Dec 2010 / 1994 - 1997

Toxicology Expert at EBRC Consulting GmbH, Germany

  • Consultancy for the chemical and agrochemical industry

Apr 1999 – Sept 2009

Global Laboratory Animal Science Officer / Senior Scientific Expert in Toxicology / Head of the GLP Safety Laboratory at Solvay Pharmaceuticals

  • Independent animal welfare officer with corporate responsibility for animal care and use for the chemical, plastics and pharmaceutical sector of Solvay
  • Strategic planning of toxicological programs (from early pre-clinical phases up to late clinical phases)
  • Toxicological expert in research and project teams
  • Monitoring of external toxicological studies and research project
  • Execution of general GLP toxicology and safety pharmacology studies at Solvay Pharmaceuticals

1997 – 1999

Project Scientific at Institute for Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Veterinary High School Hannover, Germany

1989-1994

Junior Scientist Toxicology and Head of Ecotoxicology at IBR Forschungs GmbH, Germany