I am the Head of the Clinical Trial Unit at the Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil, Switzerland. I have been involved in clinical research on spinal cord injury / disease topics, mainly neuro-urology and spine surgery, for over 10 years. Before moving into clinical research, I was active in experimental research with a focus on orthopedic and spine surgery for a decade. I studied veterinary medicine at the University Bern in Bern, Switzerland and graduated in 1995. I attained a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (Dr. med. vet.) from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University Bern in 2002. In 2007, I received a PhD in Biomedical Engineering (summa cum laude) from the Medical Faculty of the University Bern. Furthermore, I hold a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Applied Statistics.