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Curriculum Vitae

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since 27−Sep−1999	Dean of the department of Business Studies and Business Information Technology (Business Informatics)
since 1−Mar−1996	Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Wildau (areas of specialization: innovation management, technology planning, technological impact assessment)
1994-95	Director of the study group "Innovationsbewertung und Technikfolgenabschätzung " (innovation and technological impact assessment) at the Technischen Universität Berlin Fields of research (since 1990) Technology impact research / TI-studies Safety-risk-acceptance in the area of genetic engineering Problems with the setting-up of highly innovative companies Innovation and regional development Local-oriented technology impact assessment in the areas of biotechnology and environmental technologies Analysis of market potentials for medium-sized companies Innovation activities of small- and medium-sized companies Technology scenarios, technology transfer and regional innovation networks
1992-93	Director of the new founded research group "Innovationsbewertung und Technikfolgenabschätzung" (innovation and technological impact assessment) in the context of the "Wissenschaftler-Integrationsprogramm (WIP)" (scientist integration program) of the KAI e.V. Berlin, which was evaluated positive by the Wissenschaftsrat (scientist council)
1991	Initiator and co-founder of the "Gesellschaft zur Förderung regionaler Entwicklung durch Forschung und Innovation e.V." (Association for promoting Regional Development via Research and Innovation), which sponsors the "Institut für Regionale Innovationsforschung" (Institute for Regional Innovation Research) (IRI) and since then director of the institute
1979	Doctorate (PhD) with a scientific-sociological thesis on empirical basis to assess the individual achievements of scientists Fields of research (before 1990) Analysis and assessment of cooperational projects between academic research and industry Assessment of research and innovation projects creation of research and innovation strategies taking as an example the areas of gene and bio technologie, optoelectronics and chemical industry technology-based territorial development
1971-91	Academic assistant at the "Institut für Theorie, Geschichte und Organisation der Wissenschaft" (institute for theory, history and organisation of science) at "Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR (AdW)" (Academy of Sciences of the GDR)
1969-70	Industrial sociologist at the Volkswerft Stralsund
1964-69	Business Studies at the Universität Rostock, graduate as Dipl. Ing. oec.
1946	Born in Lassan, rural district Wolgast (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)