Studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg, diploma thesis in the fields of physical and organic chemistry. Doctoral thesis in surface chemistry and surface physics. ECTS Scholarship at the University of Greenwich. Research scientist in the field of bioengineering and biomaterials at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Scholarship from the German Research Association (DFG). Consultant at the Fraunhofer Institut in Stuttgart, Department of Technology Management and Patents. Trained and worked with patent law firm Hoffmann · Eitle, Munich, from 1999 to 2008. With Abitz & Partner since 2009.