He graduated from Hannover Medical School and completed his PhD thesis in 2001. Currently, he is holding the position as the Director of Biomaterial Research in the Laboratory for Biomechanics and Biomaterials and he is also leading the Group on Implant Immunology at CrossBIT at the Hannover Medical School. His field of expertise are biomaterials for musculoskletal applications, especially, he is pioneering the field of biodegradable metals.