EXPERIENCE
Apr 2012 – Oct 2020
bio-ferm GmbH
Technical Director, Head of R&D and Regulatory Affairs
Responsible for the technical performance of bio-ferm GmbH. Head of registration and research team, product sales support and development, quality control.
Registration of bio-ferm technical actives and products worldwide (including Europe, Africa, Canada, United States, South America, Australia and New Zealand).
Patent development
Technical sales support for distributors, business development
Implementation of QC and R&D Database
Member of the board, responsibility for the financial statement and strategic planning
Apr 2007 – Apr 2012
bio-ferm GmbH
Team Lead Regulatory Affairs
Registration of two microbial active substances in EU, USA and other states. Registration of products in USA (EPA), Canada (PMRA) and EU countries (e.g. AT, GE, IT, ES, FR, BENELUX, etc.). Within EU, working with emergency use registrations, minor use registrations, provisional registrations (Directive 91/414), from 2009 onward according to Regulation (EC) 1107/2009. Development and registration of label extensions, further products in pre- and post-harvest use.
Participation in the Scientific projects MYCORED (Novel integrated strategies for worldwide mycotoxin reduction in the food and feed chains, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/222690/de) and ACIB (The Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, https://www.acib.at/).
Patent: WO2011060473A1: Use of at least one microorganism belonging to the species Aureobasidium pullulans as a fermentation aid for fruit
Set up international registration strategy
Management, planning and coordination of defined projects
Cooperation with competence centres; R&D and QM/QC
Regulatory support during product development for competence centers and R&D
Support for planning of registration trials (incl. lab scale; in vitro or in vivo; contact to trial facilities) considering requirements for product registrations
Monitoring changes of regulations and providing suggestions to management if adaptation is needed
Contact to authorities
Study coordination for internal and external testing sites
Preparation of registration dossiers
Organic certifications
Jan 2005 – Apr 2007
bio-ferm GmbH
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Start working for the start up bio-ferm as one of the first employees. Responsible for the registration and technical development of two strains of the species Aureobasidium pullulans, an antagonistic yeast-like fungus, as active substances in plant protection products. Focus on EU registration (Reg. 91/414, Annex I inclusion), Austria, Eastern EU countries and North Africa. Advisor for two master thesis
Preparation of registration dossiers
Monitoring changes of regulations and providing suggestions to management if adaptation is needed
Organisation of certificates and product samples
Contact to authorities
Literature studies
Tasks for international registrations: Support export and import department
Labelling and classification
Regulatory support to marketing and sales department
Preparation and management of MSDS
Organic certifications
IBMA - International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association:
Apr 2004 – Apr 2005
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
Establishment of molecular methods for environmental microorganisms, supporting scientific projects across the areas Soil Remediation, Ecotoxicology, Waster Water Treatment, Biogas and Silage production.
Advisor for two master thesis.
IBMA -
International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association:
Apr 2012 – present
Member of the Steering Comitee IBMA Professional Group Micorbials
Apr 2012 – Apr 2020
Board Member IBMA DA
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2000 – 2004
PhD Student)
1990 – 2000
Student
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
Department IFA Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology.
Specialisation: Ecotoxicology, Microbial Ecology
Thesis Titel: Beurteilung des toxischen Potenzials von Altablagerungen mit Hilfe
alternativer Bewertungsmethoden.
7thFP EU founded project EVAPASSOLD (Evaluation and Preliminary Assessment of Old
Deposits): Project lead from 2003 onwards, advisor for two master students.
INTERREG IIIA: Mirkoorganismenflora aus Regenwurmkomposteluat
SETAC (Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry), student membership
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
Department IFA Tulln, Institute for Environmental Biotechnology
Studies in Plant Production, Focus on soil science and microbial ecology.
Master Thesis: Characterisation of microbial communities by their Phospholipid fatty acid profiles in soils of natural forests. Department of soil sciences.