As a research and innovation manager with strategic and operational experience in the international healthcare industry, I have a proven track record of designing and managing public and private funded international research projects. In addition, I have outstanding experience in translational research developing the findings of basic research into new treatment options for eye diseases through the management of phase I – IV clinical studies with medical devices and pharmaceutical products in one of the largest and most productive European Eye Research clinics. Furthermore, I have also managed the intellectual and industrial property protection and the dissemination of the results within the scientific community through the design and management of international congresses, international training programs as well as national and international research networks.