Peter R. Gruss
President
Biophysical Chemistry
Actelion Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
Norway
Biography
Education: PhD in Biology from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Professional background: President of the Max Planck Society in Munich, Germany (since 2002); Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany (since 1986). Honorary Professor at the University of Göttingen, Germany. Other activities and functions: Member of the Board of Directors of the listed companies Siemens AG and Munich Re. Member of the Advisory Board of Deloitte. Member of the “Innovation Dialogue” of the Federal Chancellery, appointed by Angela Merkel. Member of the Senates of the Alliance of Scientific Organizations in Germany, the German Research Foundation (DFG), the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) and National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).
Research Interest
Biophysical Chemistry
