Dr Annette Grave studied Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Technical University Carolo-Wilhelmina in Braunschweig. After two years of professional experience in a pharmacy and at Bayer Australia Ltd. in Melbourne, Australia, she started as a Research Assistant in Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Hamburg, where she received her PhD in 2003. From 2003, she worked as a project manager for Pharmaceutical Development at Glatt in Binzen, Germany, and was Head of Pharmaceutical Development at Glatt from 2009 until 2023. Since 2024 she has a staff position in Pharmaceutical Technologies.