| Born in 1968 |
| Studies of chemistry at the University of Hannover (Diploma 1994) |
| Doctorate at the Universities of Münster & Hannover (1996) |
| Habilitation in Technical (Industrial) Chemistry, University of Hannover (2002) |
| since June 2004 C3-Professor for bioprocess engineering, TU Kaiserslautern |
| January 2006 appointment for a W3-Professorship for Technical Biochemistry, TU Braunschweig (Succession of Prof. Buchholz) |
| July 2006 rejection of the appointment for the W3-Professorship for Technical Biochemistry, TU Braunschweig |
| Companion and managing director of the TEXYS GmbH (1999-2004) |