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    • Digital Life Sciences
  • International

    • Outgoing Students
    • Incoming Students
    • Double Degree
    • Partner universities
    • Student stories
    • Buddy programme
    • News and stories
  • Continuing education offerings

    • All continuing educations
    • CAS - Certificate of Advanced Studies
    • Modules and Seminars
    • Info events
  • Organisation

    • Consulting services
    • Legal information and terms & conditions
  • Research

    • Research fields
    • Projects
  • Collaboration

    • Process Technology Centre
    • Services
    • Tech Transfer Office
    • Student projects
  • International

    • Study abroad
    • International research projects
  • Updates and insights

    • News and stories
    • Research highlights
  • Events

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    • Info events
  • Media corner

  • About the School of Life Sciences

    • Strategy and values
    • Management board
    • Staff
    • Advisory board
    • People directory
    • Diversity and equal opportunities
    • Media corner
    • Infrastructure and campus
  • Institutes and centres

    • Institute for Chemistry and Bioanalytics
    • Institute for Ecopreneurship
    • Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics
    • Institute for Pharma Technology and Biotechnology
    • Centre for Teaching and Learning
    • Process Technology Centre

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About the School of Life Sciences

Advisory board, FHNW School of Life Sciences

School of Life Sciences


The advisory board of the University of Applied Sciences for Life Sciences includes renowned experts. They support the university in its further development by providing scientific, technical and practical advice.

Members of the Advisory board

Christoph Boss
Life Mine, Head of Medicinal Chemistry

Francisco M. Faoro
Light. Insight.Life, Head R&D Volpi Group

Claudio Filippini
Roche Diagnostics AG, Chapter Lead PCR System Development RDI

Prof. Dr. Juliane Hollender
Eawag, Gruppenleiterin, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry

Nicole Koch
Aprentas, Geschäftsführerin

Frank Kumli
The Futuring Alliance, Co-Founder, Innovation & Foresight Leader

Dr. Henrik Pfahler
Spitalverbund Appenzell Ausserrhoden, CEO (ab 01/2026)

Marcel Plattner
Gebro Pharma AG, CEO, Pharmaindustrie

Michael Pohlscheidt
DSM Kaiseraugst, Vice President Global Premix Operations ANH

Serge Reichlin
Klinik und Pflegezentrum Barmelweid, CEO

Christof Sonderegger
SECO, Deputy Head of Infrastructure Financing

Despina Solomonidou
Novartis Pharma AG, Global Head Technical Research & Development New Chemical Entities

Heiko Visarius
VISARTIS Healthcare GmbH, Geschäftsführer

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