For more than two decades Roland has advised governments as well as national and international organizations and universities on many issues of quality, especially on knowledge and technology transfer in health care, public health, and eHealth.
He is a member of the management board of Chemo AG in Vienna, Austria, and brings years of management experience in the chemical/pharmaceutical industry, with an additional focus on knowledge and technology transfer, risk management, and pharmacovigilance. He is the co-author of several books in the sector of industrial drug discovery and dual use in biotechnology research. Roland translates complex scientific findings into practical applications to foster and elevate the understanding of innovative drug manufacturing.
He is an Associate Partner of COMMVISORY, a Munich-based, partner-led strategic communications consultancy that advises investors, business leaders, and political decision-makers around the world on how to tap into new economic and media potential, political and communication strategies, as well as new dialogue formats and new networks that connect them with key stakeholders.
Roland has studied medicine and economics at the University of Vienna and Paris. He is associated with the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna, where he heads the Interdisciplinary Research Institute for Health Law and Science. He is an active member of different professional societies in Europe and overseas.