BDM Europe
InSphero AG, Switzerland
Dr. Bärbel Ulmer, currently the Business Development Manager for Europe at InSphero, Zürich, strives to blend scientific innovation in the field of 3D culture and stem cell research with commercial applications in drug discovery and toxicology. In her previous role as the Head of Tissue Engineering at DiNAQOR AG, she fast-tracked gene therapy solutions through human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and engineered heart tissue platforms. As ERC Advanced Grant Project Manager and Lecturer at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Dr. Ulmer managed the IndivuHeart project, evaluating hiPSC-derived 3D Engineered Heart Tissues as predictive disease models. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Developmental Biology from the University of Hohenheim and Hebrew University, and a postdoc at Cornell University.