Curriculum vitae

Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich A.K. Betz

Curriculum vitae

Date of Birth: January 26th, 1967
Place of Birth: Mutlangen, Germany
Marital Status: married, 3 children
Nationality: German
Religion: roman-catholic
Language: German, English, Latin, French

Professional Experience

Since 2022

Senior Vice President Innovation Merck

2017 – 2021

Vice President Innovation Merck

2005 – 2017

Senior Manager/Director R&D Merck

2002 – 2005

Strategic assistant to head of R&D pharmaceuticals Bayer AG

1998 – 2002

Head of R&D laboratory Bayer AG

1994 – 1998

Scientist Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne

1993 – 1994

Scientist Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology, Tübingen

Education

2008

London Business School

2004

Business Scholl St. Gallen

1994 – 1998

Research for doctoral thesis with Prof. Dr. Klaus Rajewsky, University of Cologne

1993 – 1994

Research for diploma thesis with Prof. Dr. Jan Klein, Max-Planck-Institute for Immunobiology, Tübingen

1987 – 1993

Student of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen

1986 – 1987

Military Service

1986

Abitur, Gymnasium Heubach

Awards

2024                      Triple E-Award

2023                      Elected member of the Board German Chemical Society (GDCh)

2022                      Elected chairman of the Board Future Insight e.V.

2021                      Appointed member of the German Council of Science and Humanities

2021                      Merck Healthcare Preclinical Publication Prize

2018                      Appointed member of the LOEWE science advisory board for Hessen

2018                      International Business Award Stevie Gold – Innovator of the year

2018                      International Business Award Stevie Gold – Manager of the year pharmaceuticals

2017                      Stevie Gold Award Germany

2017                      Edison Award

2015                      German Industry Innovation Award

2014                      German idea award

2012                      BioIT World Best Practice Award

2009                     Portfolio Development Award Merck Serono, Geneva, Switzerland

1997                      Boehringer Ingelheim Travel Grant

1990                     Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

1987                      Bundeswehr special recognition award

1986                      Gymnasium Heubach special award for best science student of the year

Additional Information

  • Social media influencer: ~20.000 followers on Linked-in and Twitter
  • Lectures at TU Darmstadt since 2015