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    • Student stories
    • Buddy programme
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    • CAS - Certificate of Advanced Studies
    • Modules and Seminars
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Management board, FHNW School of Life Sciences

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About the School of Life Sciences
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The Management Board is responsible for the four main tasks of teaching, research, continuing education and services, as well as for developing the whole institution, ensuring it is recognised in academia and industry, securing its economic results and giving it a clear image and successful position in Switzerland and abroad.

Organisation chart FHNW School of Life Sciences (PDF)

Management

Prof. Dr. Falko Schlottig

Director FHNW School of Life Sciences
Phone
+41 61 228 55 71
E-Mail
falko.schlottig@fhnw.ch

Assistant to the Director

Yvonne Mery

Assistant to the Director
Phone
+41 61 228 58 04
E-Mail
yvonne.mery@fhnw.ch

Management Board

Prof. Dr. Oliver Germershaus

Head of Institute for Pharma Technology and Biotechnology
Phone
+41 61 228 55 26
E-Mail
oliver.germershaus@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Lilian Gilgen

Joint-Head of Higher Education
Phone
+41 61 228 50 89
E-Mail
lilian.gilgen@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Julia Rausenberger

Joint-Head of Higher Education
Phone
+41 61 228 56 58
E-Mail
julia.rausenberger@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Marco Rupprich

Head of Institute for Ecopreneurship
Phone
+41 61 228 60 75
E-Mail
marco.rupprich@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Erik Schkommodau

Head of Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics
Phone
+41 61 228 54 19
E-Mail
erik.schkommodau@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Falko Schlottig

Director FHNW School of Life Sciences
Phone
+41 61 228 55 71
E-Mail
falko.schlottig@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Wendeborn

Head of Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics
Phone
+41 61 228 55 45
E-Mail
sebastian.wendeborn@fhnw.ch

Extended Management Board

Emilia Fankhauser

Head of Controlling and Services
Phone
+41 61 228 51 95
E-Mail
emilia.fankhauser@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. David Hradetzky

Dean of Master in Biomedical Engineering Team leader Minimally invasive systems Deputy head of institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics
Phone
+41 61 228 54 58
E-Mail
david.hradetzky@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Miriam Langer

Dean of BSc environmental sciences and technology
Phone
+41 61 228 58 83
E-Mail
miriam.langer@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Georg Lipps

Dean MSc in Life Sciences Team leader Proteins and Enzymes
Phone
+41 61 228 54 52
E-Mail
georg.lipps@fhnw.ch

Dr. Markus Oelhafen

Head of BSc Medical Informatics and BSc Medical Technology Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering
Phone
+41 61 228 60 89
E-Mail
markus.oelhafen@fhnw.ch

Dr. Maike Otto

Head of BSc Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering and Pharmatechnology
Phone
+41 61 228 63 08
E-Mail
maike.otto@fhnw.ch

Dr. Olga Samuel

Head of Continuing Education, School of Life Sciences
Phone
+41 61 228 51 52
E-Mail
olga.samuel@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Laura Suter-Dick

Dean BSc Bioanalytics & Cell Biology Team Leader Cell Biology and in vitro Toxicology
Phone
+41 61 228 56 59
E-Mail
laura.suterdick@fhnw.ch

Prof. Dr. Daniel Varón Silva

Dean BSc Chemistry Team leader Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
Phone
+41 61 228 51 73
E-Mail
daniel.varon@fhnw.ch

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