ADVISORY BOARD
Our panel of experts
The Entourage advisory board brings together decades of experience from science and industry, guiding our strategic development across pharma, biotech, MedTech and IVD.
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Ten experts from industry and science
Donal Quinn
Healthcare leadership
Began his career with degrees in economics and accounting and went on to hold healthcare leadership roles at Abbott Laboratories, Mallinckrodt Medical and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
Dave Hickey
Medical devices & diagnostics
Studied medical laboratory science with a focus on clinical biochemistry at the University of Manchester and brings over 30 years of medical device experience, with leadership roles at Becton Dickinson, Bayer Diagnostics and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
Dr. Thomas Nothegger
Pharma technical operations & quality
Holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Innsbruck and an MBA (MCI), with more than 20 years of pharma experience in technical operations, product development and quality management, including at Sandoz and Fresenius Kabi.
Dr. Hanns-Eberhard Erle
Pharma manufacturing
Holds a PhD in organic chemistry from Goethe University Frankfurt and spent over 30 years with global pharma and biotech companies, including Merck KGaA and Hoechst; most recently he oversaw global manufacturing as Executive Vice President at Merck Serono.
Dr. Andreas Hartlep
Medical devices & M&A
Earned diplomas in physics and medical physics and a PhD at the German Cancer Research Center; he brings over 20 years of experience in executive management, operations, R&D and M&A in medical technology.
Dr. Markus Boehringer
Pharma & medical devices
Is a trained veterinarian (LMU Munich) with a PhD from the human-medicine institute of TU Munich; he has held over 20 years of leadership roles in pharma and medical devices, including at GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Dentsply Sirona.
Dr. Sascha Wettmarshausen
IVD & regulatory
Earned a diploma in chemistry from the University of Hanover and a PhD at the Federal Institute for Materials Research; as deputy managing director of the VDGH he is active in regulatory bodies on European medical device and IVD regulation.
Prof. Dr. Johannes Schmidt
Medicine & clinical practice
Studied human medicine at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg; a physician and surgeon, he has served as Chief Medical Officer, held academic professorships and brings extensive supervisory and advisory experience.
Dr. Christina Ziegenberg
Medical devices & regulatory
Looks back on an extensive career in medical devices, the chemical industry and pharmacy and, as deputy managing director at BVMed, leads the regulatory affairs department.
Dr. Gerhard Schaefer
Pharma & generics
Earned a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Stuttgart in 1981 and held pharma leadership roles at HEXAL, Sandoz and Novartis, where he led global development sites and business development.
BACKGROUND
Strategic guidance with industry experience
The Entourage advisory board is not a symbolic body. Its members bring operational leadership experience from global pharma, medical technology and diagnostics companies, and actively support the strategic development of Entourage, the entry into new markets and the quality of our specialist work.