CEO at Ascenion GmbH
Before becoming CEO of Ascenion, Christian Stein headed the project management department at the Fraunhofer Patent Centre for German Research for four years.
From 2020 to 2022 he was Chairman of the Board of TransferAllianz, the German Knowledge and Technology Transfer Association, representing the TTOs of around 100 scientific institutions. Christian is also a chairman of the MGC Foundation and a member of the International Strategy Committee of the American Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). From 2014 to 2016 he was President of ASTP and Board Member of the global Association of Technology Transfer Professionals (ATTP) from 2012 until 2015.
Christian Stein has founded several companies in and outside the biotechnology field. He is a consultant and advisor to various EU programs as well as regional and national expert groups, serves as a member of the Supervisory Board of ISAR Bioscience in Munich and is on the advisory board of a number of biotechnology companies. In 2022 he initiated the CARMA FUND and is now a member of its Investor Advisory Board. The fund invests in early-stage projects and start-ups in the life-science sector.
Christian holds a PhD in molecular biology from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich and obtained a Master of Science (MSc) in Management of Intellectual Property Law from QMW in London.