Herbert Schmidt has 32 years experience in the life science and diagnostic industry.
He served 15 years in senior management functions at Roche Diagnostics and Boehringer Mannheim. Until end of 2002 he was Senior Vice President Global Marketing and Business Development of the laboratory diagnostics business of Roche.
In 2003 he founded  the life science consultancy company STRATEGIC DIRECTION.

Experiences:

2003 – today: Consultant for the in-vitro diagnostics and life science research industry and for venture & equity investment funds.
2003 – 2005: Senior Vice President Strategic Projects Lab Network at Roche Diagnostics.
1998 – 2002: Senior Vice President Global Marketing and Business Development Centralized Diagnostics at Roche Diagnostics.
1977 – 1997: Various functions at Boehringer Mannheim and affiliates.

Education until 1976:
Ph. D. in Physical Chemistry at the University Hamburg