Vice President, Global Department Research Beyond Borders
Boehringer Ingelheim
Education M.S. Pharmacy, 1984, University of Amsterdam Ph.D. Pharmacology, 1987 (University of Amsterdam) Thesis entitled: Characterization and Classification of Muscarinic Receptors and their Subtypes Promotor: Prof. Dr. P.A. van Zwieten Scientific career July 1987 - Dec. 1988, Research Scientist, Dept. of Pharmacology, Dr. Karl Thomae GmbH, Germany Jan. 1989 - Oct. 1990, Group Leader, Molecular Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmacology, Dr. Karl Thomae GmbH Nov. 1990 – Dec. 2000 Director Cardiovascular Research Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma KG Jan. 2001 –Dec. 2002 Head of Department Cardiovascular Research Focus areas :thromboembolic diseases, hypertension, heart failure and obesity Jan. 2003- June 2013 Director of the Pain Research Group Focus areas : Migraine, Neuropathic pain , Inflammatory pain and Viseceral pain July 2013- Sept 2015 Vice President Respiratory Diseases Research Research focus: COPD, Asthma, IPF, CF and ARDS Since April 2015 Vice President Global Department Research Beyond Borders Research Focus: Emerging science and novel technologies