Die Otto-von-Guericke Transfer- und Projektmanagement GmbH, kurz OVGU GmbH, ist eine hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg und agiert als ihr eng verzahnter Partner im wirtschaftlichen Bereich. Wir nutzen die Flexibilität und das Engagement eines unternehmerischen Akteurs, um das Wissen und die innovativen Technologien, die innerhalb unserer Universität entstehen, für wegweisende Projekte einzusetzen.

Geschäftsführer der Firma Patente und Lizenzen Barleben (PaLiBa) GmbH. Die PaLiBa ist exklusiver Anbieter von zwei komplementären Technologien für innovative Elektromotoren und Generatoren, die auf bahnbrechenden neuen technologischen Konzepten beruhen.

The TUGZ (Transfer and Entrepreneur Center, "Transfer- und Gründerzentrum") is a service unit of the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Site monitoring at controlled clinical trials in Germany. Support of clinical developments and clinical studies. Clinical trial management. Spot consulting for pharmaceutical and medical devices/diagnostics companies.Consulting and training for entrepreneurs and startup companies in technology-oriented areas (medical devices, pharma, ICT, industry 4.0) and social entrepreneurship.Professional training (including practical courses) in clinical trials: Declaration of Helsinki, German Drug Law and other regulations, IEC approval, site monitoring / site visits, biometrics, essential study documents and CRFs, AEs/SAEs/SUSAR definition and reporting, document archiving, site master files and trial master files, reporting, drug safety and drug accountability, SOPs, quality management, data management, site management, approval processes, pharmacovigilance, audits and inspections, medical devices regulations, technical English, communication and presentation techniques. Achieved top grade during the training. Obtained an actual certificate in ICH-CGP.

Business Development and Acquisition; Regulatory issues in biopharmaceutical clinical management; eCTD sequence generation and eCTD servicesMedical writing, clinical document management, quality management and quality documentationConsulting for a large pharmaceutical company for their external CRO management and external CRO collaborationsRegulatory training and organization of workshops

Support for knowledge and technology transfer, including organization of technology conferences, workshops, publications in relevant media, research visit programsInitiation of research collaborations; analysis of industrial and academic competences in the country Rheinland-Pfalz in the are of stratified medicineAnalysis and monitoring of regional, transregional and international trends in science and economy in the area of stratified medicine

Support of companies in the area of ATMPs (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products), particularly cell therapeutics, in the region. Responsibility for company acquisitions and support of companies from biotechnology and biomedicine, health care industry and medical technology.Branch director of the local Association for the Promotion of Health Economy in the Region of Leipzig (VFG) e.V. (network of regional hospitals and biomedical research institutes). Advice and support of high-tech start-ups and corporate settlements in the region, especially for cell therapy companies, in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology. Creating cooperation platforms and networking events; mediation between companies, research institutions, and local politics; initiation of strategic partnerships between enterprises and research institutes.Central contact person for company settlements at the BioCity campus of the Alte Messe Leipzig, an inner-city conversion area.Representation of the region in associations such as German Bioregions, BioDeutschland, as well as on national and international trade fairs and events.

(Honorary) Member of the Board of the company "Gesundheitsregion Würzburg – Bäderland Bayerische Rhön AG". The publicly held company focuses on the regional development in the area of patient-oriented medicine (health literacy) and aspects of the innovative health economy.Implementation and economic development of the company, as well as participation in successful grant applications (BMBF).Interaction with clinical teams from various disciplines of the university, as well as with representatives of local politics and other partners involved at the site.

Head of technology transfer and startup support at the Innovation and Entrepreneur Center in Würzburg; start-up consultation for technology-oriented companies and entrepreneurs (Würzburg/Franconia).Focuses on biotechnology/biomedicine, medical technology, nanotechnology, and services. Responsibility for education and training, technology scouting, entrepreneur coaching, financing advice, grants acquisition for potential startup companies. Support and consulting for technology-oriented companies in the region; setup and maintenance of cooperation platforms for the communication between industry, universities, and local politics. Contact person to Bavarian State Government and Bavarian ministries; implementation and supervision of an initiation program in biotechnology between the State of Bavaria and India (pharmaceutical developments and clinical studies).Representation of the region in associations such as the German Bioregions, BioDeutschland, as well as on national and international trade fairs and events.

Responsibilities as CEO, CSO, CFO and COO; management of up to 45 employees of the company. Responsibility for several controlled clinical trials in Germany.Management of clinical developments, clinical testing, marketing/PR, finance and accounting, investor relations, due diligence, personnel management and the management of all intellectual properties (IP).Representative as Sponsor and PI (Principal Investigator) in clinical trials. Responsible for all documents and filing e.g. to ethics committees, assignment of biostatistics, sample logistics, as well as the complete and adequate documentation of the clinical trials. Successful completion of the technical development of a unique, award-winning, internationally unrivalled diagnostic assay (AlzAlert™) for the serum-based diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, up to the prototype production.

Member of the scientific staff at the Institute of Biotechnology at the Martin-Luther-University in Halle-Wittenberg, director: Professor Dr. Rainer Rudolph. R & D work in the field of recombinant protein biotechnology; preclinical development of drug delivery technologies. Implementation of lectures and responsibility for diploma and Ph.D. theses.

Member of the scientific staff at the Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene at the university hospital in Regensburg; Director: Professor Dr. Dr. Hans Wolf.Construction and management of the entire IT infrastructure; programming of clinical database systems, patient databases and software for the laboratory automation and diagnostic support.Reimbursement of services with health insurances; data protection; ICD classification of diseases. Implementation of lectures and courses, student training.