Profile
| Diploma studies | 1979-1986 | Chemical Engineering (University of Karlsruhe) |
| Graduate research assistant | 1987-1991 | Institute of Biotechnology, Research Centre Juelich, Germany |
| Dr.-Ing. | 1991 | Awarded by University of Karlsruhe |
| Senior researcher | 1991-2000 | Institute of Biotechnology, Research Centre Juelich, Germany |
| Research stay | 1995-1996 | DSM-Research, Bio-Organic Chemistry, Geleen, NL |
| Habilitation | 1999 | Awarded by Technical University of Aachen (RWTH), Germany |
| Full professor | 2000-2025 | Chair of Biochemical Engineering, Technische Universität München |
| Chairman | 2003-2009 | Fachausschuss Bioverfahrenstechnik, GVC VDI-Gesellschaft Verfahrenstechnik und Chemieingenieurwesen (since 2007: GVC/DECHEMA-Gemeinschaftsausschuss 'Bioprozesstechnik') |
| Editor-in-Chief | 2005-2025 | Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering |
| Review board member | 2008-2011 | Biological Process Engineering (DFG-Review Board 403 Process Engineering, Technical Chemistry) |
| Chairman | 2011-2025 | Master's program Industrial Biotechnology |
| Elected member | since 2012 | National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech), Germany |
| Chairman | 2014-2025 | TUM Technical Center for Industrial Biotechnology |