Natalie Krug completed her Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering (specialising in production engineering/manufacturing technology) at the University of Bremen in 2018. Following this, she graduated with a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (specialising in implant technology) at Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover in 2021. Ms Krug is currently an research associate at the Institute of Materials Engineering (Department of Plastics Engineering) at the University of Kassel in Germany. Her research activities focus on sterilisation resistance and the influence of sterilisation on the ageing process of biopolymers. Optimising the artificial ageing process of bioplastics is also a key focus.