A. Bernkop-schnürch
Member of Scientific Advisory Board
Oncology
ThioMatrix
Austria
Biography
Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch descends from a long-established Austrian apothecary family. He was educated in pharmacy at the Institute of Pharmacy (M.Sc.) and in microbiology and genetics at the Institute of Microbiology and Genetics (D.Sc.), University of Vienna, finishing his doctorate in 1994. From 1994-1999 he worked as postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Pharmacy, University of Vienna. In 1999 he applied to qualify as a professor by receiving the "venia docendi" in pharmaceutical technology. In 2003 Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch was appointed to a chair in pharmaceutical technology at the University of Innsbruck. From 2006-2013 he served as dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy. Since then he heads the Institute of Pharmacy. In parallel he works at his pharmacy (Bärenapotheke) in Sankt Veit an der Glan. Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch and his wife, Astrid, have three children. His hobbies are golf, mountain biking, tennis and wind- and kitesurfing.
Research Interest
Drug delivery and therapy Thiomers Innovative Medicines Initiative
