Team
Chairman
Dr. Harald Schöffl
Dr. Harald Schöffl studied medicine at the university of Vienna and Innsbruck.
In 2000 he established the "maz-microsurgical training- and research center" in Linz. It is the biggest microsurgical training- and research centercenter in europe now.
e-mail: office@biomed.or.at
CEO/ Manager of Life Science Laboratory
Dr. Klaus R. Schröder
Biologist, PhD in Toxicology at the Institute of Occupational Health, Dortmund Germany
Head of Development of Alternatives to Animal Testing and Tissue Models at Phenion GmbH & Co. KG und Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf.
Chief Scientific Officer at Natural Implant, Marseille, France
Establishment of in vitro technologies in industry for testing skin permeation, mutagenicity, skin and eye irritation and sensitization
Development and production of reconstructed tissue equivalents
Member of COLIPA task forces, expert groups of the EPAA and OECD
Referee at the German Ministry of Education and Research for proposals for the topic ‘Alternatives to Animal Testing.
e-mail: k.schroeder@zet.or.at
CFO and Senior Executive President Human Resources
Dr. Miriam Eder
Studies of "Business and Economy at the University of Vienna and JKU of Linz.
Doctorate at the JKU of Linz.
Since 1.1.2008 she has be a member of the board of zet (association)
e-mail: miriam.eder@biomed.or.at
authorised officer
DI (FH) Wolfgang Steiner
Mr. Steiner visited the University of applied Sciences in Linz for medical technologies. His master thesis described an algorithm to find the best position for prosthesis in order to perform a physiological movement.
He is responsible for Quality- & Safety-Management at BioMed-zet Life Science GmbH.
e-mail: wolfgang.steiner@biomed.or.at
CEO and manager of MAZ
Dr. Stefan Froschauer
CV is under construction
e-mail: stefan.froschauer@maz.at
Senior postdoc/research associate
Dr. rer. nat. Mohammad Reza Lornejad-Schäfer
Studies in biology (biochemistry, hormone physiology and organic chemistry), Diploma Thesis “Molecularbiological Investigations on steroid hormone resistance of Endometrial cancer” at the Clinic of Gynaecology, University of Düsseldorf, Germany; PhD and PhD thesis “Design and development of an in vitro model to estimate the biocompatibility of peritoneal dialysis solutions on resident and transient peritoneal cells” at the Clinic of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Germany - Nils Alwall Award – 4 years postdoctoral research within the special research field (SFB 575) “Experimental Hepatology”, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology at the Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Germany – 3 years postdoctoral research on Age related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Institute for Biological Chemistry and Nutrition at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Since July 2007 senior postdoc and vice leader at the zet-Life Science Laboratory (zet-LSL), Linz, Austria. Contribution to the establishment of the zet-LSL and molecular, cell biology and protein biochemistry methods and research on the development of alternative methods to animal testing (differentiation of mammary gland cells and liver cells from human origin). Participation in an international validation study of a skin irritation test, which was endorsed by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) in November 2008 as full replacement method.
e-mail: lornejad@zet.or.at
Postdoc/ research associate
Dr.in Christine Schäfer
Studies in biology (zoology, biochemistry and organic chemistry), diploma thesis “MAP-Kinase resistance in Hepatoma cells and Hepatocytes”, PhD and PhD thesis “Mechanisms of insulin resistance by changing cellular hydration states in liver” within the special research field (SFB 575) “Experimental Hepatology”, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology at the Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany. Since July 2007 postdoc at the zet-Life Science Laboratory, Linz, Austria. Contribution to the establishment of the zet-Life Science Laboratory and molecular, cell biology and protein biochemistry methods and research on the development of alternative methods to animal testing (differentiation of mammary gland cells and liver cells from human origin). Participation in an international validation study of a skin irritation test, which was endorsed by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) in November 2008 as full replacement method.
e-mail: schaefer@zet.or.at
Senior postoc/ Research Associate
Mag. Dr. Klaus Sommer, MScTox
Studies in Zoology, focus on Molecular Biology – Diploma Thesis at the Institute of Medical Parasitology at the Medical University of Vienna – PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research at the Medical University of Vienna, field of research: “signal transduction during apoptosis and survival of cancer cells” – Post graduate studies in Toxicology at the Institute of Cancer Research at the Medical University of Vienna – Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biophysics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz (2004-2008). Objectives: Project „Reversal of Multidrug Resistance“, „Protein overexpression and purification“, establishment and head of Molecular Biology and Cell Culture, teachings – Since July 2009 Research Associate at the zet-Life Science Laboratories.
e-mail: sommer@zet.or.at
Fundraising und PR
Mag. (FH) Agnes Zohner
Mag. Agnes Zohner hat nach der Fachschule für wirtschaftliche Berufe fünf Jahre im Non-Profit-Sektor bzw. Magistrat Linz gearbeitet. Nachdem Sie die Berufsreifeprüfung abgeschlossen hatte, begann sie an der FH-Technikum Kärnten „Public Management“ zu studieren und schloss das Studium 2006 erfolgreich ab.
Seit 2007 ist sie im Geschäftsbereich zet-Life-Science Laboratorium für den Bereich PR und Fundraising zuständig.
e-mail: office@zet.or.at
Public relations and fundraising assistent
Mag. (FH) Agnes Zohner
Mag. (FH) Agnes Zohner studied Public Management and focused on Marketing and PR of Non-Profit Organisations.
e-mail: zohner@zet.or.at
Assistance of executive board
Melanie Lechner
Melanie Lechner finished the grammar school with priorities on applied arts in Grieskirchen. Presently she is studing law in Linz and puts the main emphasis on government, society and politics.
In the last years she could gain experience in banking, social welfare and medicine.
Additionally she gets involved with social policy especially for young people and women.
e-mail: lechner@biomed.or.at
Font- and Backoffice management
Christina Krenner
Christina Krenner absolved the grammar school in Wilhering.
Afterwards she finished the school of tourism in Bad Leonfelden taking 2 years time.
She is working for Biomed-zet Life Science GmbH since April 2009.
e-mail: office@biomed.or.at