Short Profile Dr. Holger Engel:
- Grown up in a small Medical Devices Environment
- Ph.D. in Molecular Immunology, Braunschweig, Germany
- 20+ years Industry Expertise with Development & Commercialization of Research Tools & In Vitro Diagnostics
- Special skills in starting new Application and Business Fields.
- 13 Years QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany
- 3 Years STAT-Dx (previously STAT-Diagnostica), Barcelona. Exit to QIAGEN (Now called QIAstatDx)
- Since May 2017: Technology Consultancy Services, Essen (Near Düsseldorf, Germany): Molecular Technologies – Strategy to Product.
Expertise & Skills:
- Experiences from Senior Management Roles, Commercialized >100 Products, >20 Patents, involved in 13 M&A Projects
- Make things work: Starting something from scratch – Overcoming the challenges & make things work
- Expertise in bringing an IVD Start-Up to a successful Exit
- Strategist: System View in Commercialization of new Technologies & Building new Business Areas – Identify key success factors – Dos and Don’ts
- Product Design, Customer View & Market Access Strategies, Partnering, Technology Scouting, M&A Projects
- Molecular Diagnostics:
- Multiplex Infectious Disease, PCR & Immuno Assays
- Integrated Systems for Point-of Care Diagnostics
- System View – Merging Reagents with Plastics and Automation
- Manufacturing Strategy & Building Reagents Manufacturing Plants
- Selection & Management of Suppliers and Outsourced Development & Manufacturing
- Life Science: Academia, Applied Testing (Human Identity – Forensic, Veterinary Dx, Food Safety Testing, Biosafety, Environmental)
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