Michael received his PhD in C13 MRI imaging from the University of Ulm and joined Bruker in 1999 as an MRI application scientist. In 2005, he was appointed Productline Manager and has been responsible for Brukers BioSpec MRI imaging products for more than 10 years. Since 2016, he is managing the Nuclear Molecular Imaging Business Unit for PET/SPECT/CT and PET/MR imaging solutions with its main R&D and application teams in Valencia/Spain, Kontich/Belgium, Billerica/US and Ettlingen/Germany.