Silvie Großmann Ms. Großmann studied Physics at the Technical University of Braunschweig and the University of Heidelberg. She focussed her studies on Bio-Physics and Medical Physics. A research project at the University of Maryland expanded her knowledge of laser technology and optics. During her diploma thesis at the Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research she advanced a two-photon laser-scanning microscope. She passed the diploma with distinction and is further member of the German Physical Society (DPG). Medical technology, information and communication technology as well as applied physics, mechanics and optics are her main technical activity fields in intellectual property rights.