Future,
in Progress
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board brings experience, expertise, and fresh perspectives to our work. As a source of strategic guidance, it connects science, business, and society, helping us identify opportunities early and translate research into meaningful progress for the future.

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Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner
Lord Mayor of Heidelberg and Chair of the Advisory Board
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Andreas Kempff
Representative of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)
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Felix Grädler
Representative of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
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Prof. Dr. Nicole Marmé
Representative of the Christlich Demokratischen Union (CDU)
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Marvin Frank
Representative of the Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD)
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Matthias Fehser
Representative of the political group Einigung Heidelberg and the Fraktionsgemeinschaft HiB/VOLT (in office until May 15, 2027)
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Dr. Olga Mordvinova
CEO of incontext.technology GmbH
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Dr. Rainer Wessel
Director of Innovation Management at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
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Dr. Ulrich Betz
Senior Vice President Innovation at Merck KGaA
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Rainer Arens
Chairman of the Management Board of Sparkasse Heidelberg