Martin is the Director Pharmacy, German Institute for Drug Use Evaluation (since 2002), the Director, Department of Medicine, ABDA - Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists (since 2008), Chairman, Drug Commission of German Pharmacists (since 2009), and Adjunct Professor Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin. He studied Pharmacy (1978–1983) and Medicine (1984–1986) and received a PhD 1988 in pharmacology (University of Hamburg). He is Board Certified in Pharmacology (1989) and as a Drug Information Specialist (1993). Research interests: medication effectiveness (adherence/safety) and pharmacoepidemiology. He has published over 540 papers (>90 peer-reviewed) and presented appr. 460 talks. He is a Honorary Member of the Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe (PCNE) and received Fellowships from the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (FESCP) and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FFIP). In 2013, he received the FIP Distinguished Practice Award and in 2020 the André Bédat Award.