Born in 1952. 1974 degree in chemistry and doctoral thesis 1978 at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany. Habilitation thesis on the development of new glass-ceramics at the Friedrich-Schiller-University in 1985. Professor of glass chemistry from 1989-91 at the same University. Since 1991 at IVOCLAR Ltd., Liechtenstein as research chemist, head of glass chemistry and ceramics in r&d and since 2003 head of fundamental research in glass and ceramics. Representative (Chairman of TC7 from 1995-2004) of Liechtenstein in the ICG (International Commission of Glass/the world glass society) since 1994. Lecturer at the ETH Zürich since 2003.