Prof. Dr. Rainer Fischer, 45, currently Department Head of the Institute for Molecular Biotechnology (RWTH Aachen, Germany, 80 employees) and Senior Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (170 employees). His research covers many areas of Molecular Biotechnology including Genomics, Proteomics, Cellomics, Protein Engineering, Molecular Medicine, Immunology, Virology, Plant Biotechnology, as well as the Production and Purification of Recombinant Proteins.

Within the last 15 years Prof. Dr. Rainer Fischer published over 90 research articles in leading international journals, 35 book chapters and established a strong global academic and industrial network. He is also well known within the scientific arenas for his international scientific talks, is on the editorial board of two highly ranked scientific journals and is reviewer for more than 20 journals. He has filed over 25 different patent applications and successfully secured more than 100 million Euros in financial support. Prof. Fischer serves as reviewer for multiple national and international grant agencies (EC, NATO and NSF), he is an adviser for four international Biotech companies and an active board member for two start-up companies.