Felicitas is head of the Life Science Division at the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg, which she joined in 2007. She is responsible for the life sciences, pharmaceutical and health sectors in the Projects Directorate targeting innovation and competitiveness. Before joining the bank, Felicitas worked at the European Investment Fund as an Investment Manager with a particular focus on technology transfer. Her main tasks involved, among others, the analysis of technology transfer, the development of financial instruments targeting this particular area and the implementation of these funding structures. Prior to that, she worked as a strategy consultant for L.E.K. Consulting in Munich and Los Angeles. There, she focused on Private Equity / M&A and Life Sciences. Her work included business planning, market research, development of market entry strategies as well as financial and commercial due diligences. She earned a Master of Science from the Philipps University of Marburg and Stanford University in Palo Alto with a major in human genetics and molecular biology.