Heiko von der Leyen

Heiko Echter von der Leyen (born 2 June 1955) is a German professor of medicine and the husband of politician Ursula von der Leyen. He is a member of the Von der Leyen family.

After finishing his medical education at the University of Hamburg, Hanover Medical School and Stanford University, he was a faculty member at Stanford for several years[1] He earned his Habilitation at Hanover Medical School in 1998[2] and was an extraordinary Professor of Internal Medicine and Experimental Cardiology at Hanover Medical School from 2002.[3]

He became the Director of Hanover Clinical Trial Center GmbH in 2005. Originally the company was a pharmaceutical company performing clinical tests.[4] Since October 2011 the company has shifted its focus to business development (medical engineering) in the region of Hanover.

Heiko and Ursula von der Leyen have seven children.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Streit über Stammzellengesetz. Kleines Forschungsgebiet sorgt für grosses Brimborium. Der Spiegel, 9 May 2007
  2. ↑ Bekanntgabe der Habilitation von der Leyens
  3. ↑ Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V. (APV), Mainz; hier: Lebenslauf: Heiko von der Leyen
  4. ↑ hannoverimpuls GmbH / Chronik
  5. ↑ "Klug, erfolgreich und medienscheu". n-tv. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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