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The Founding Angel Concept

An alternative to the conventional career path — combining 20+ years of senior industry experience with hands-on entrepreneurship to create and develop technology start-ups in Chemistry, Cleantech, Biotech & Life Sciences.

noscendo oncgnostics Greasoline 300Microns AViSpectro

Five ventures. Four sectors. One founding angel.

From diagnostic platforms that identify sepsis pathogens within hours, to bio-jet fuel production from waste cooking oil, to Raman spectroscopy instruments — the portfolio spans the full breadth of Chemistry, Cleantech, Biotech & Life Sciences.

Biotech · Pharma

noscendo GmbH

Co-Founder · CFO · Head Business Development

Next-generation sequencing-based diagnostics for rapid identification of pathogens causing sepsis and other life-threatening infections. The DISQVER® system delivers results within hours from blood samples.

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Biotech · Diagnostics

oncgnostics GmbH

Co-Founder · Head Business Development

Epigenetics-based cervical cancer test (GynTect®) that detects aberrant DNA methylation to identify cervical cancer with high specificity — an important add-on to conventional HPV testing.

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Cleantech · Chemistry

Greasoline GmbH

Co-Founder · CEO (Aug 2011 – Jun 2014)

Novel thermo-catalytic process to convert waste cooking oil and animal fats into high-quality bio-jet fuel, without transesterification and with higher yields than conventional biodiesel processes.

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Life Sciences · Tools

300Microns GmbH

Interim Manager · Advisory Board (2013–2015)

3D cell culture scaffolds enabling physiologically relevant in-vitro models for pharmaceutical research and drug development. Winner of the CyberForum Startup Award 2014 (Karlsruhe).

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Chemistry · Analytics

AViSpectro GmbH

Co-Founder · Business Development

Innovative Raman micro-spectroscopy technology for rapid, non-destructive surface and material analysis. Applications in quality control, corrosion analysis and research across chemistry and materials science.

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