Johannes Löwer
Johannes Löwer (born November 20, 1944 in Vienna ) is a biochemist, doctor, professor of medical virology and former president of the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI). From December 1, 2009 to October 20, 2010 he was President of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), of which he had been acting as head since 2007.
Löwer studied medicine in Würzburg and Tübingen from 1963 to 1969. In 1970 he received his doctorate. med. with a dissertation on problems of documentation and statistics in obstetrics. From 1970 to 1974 he studied biochemistry in Tübingen. In 1975 he graduated as a biochemist. The habilitation in the subject "Medical Virology" took place in 1990 in the human medicine department of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main .
Löwer has been working at the Paul Ehrlich Institute since 1981, initially as a scientist, from 1982 to 1991 as head of the cytology department, from 1988 to 1991 as head of the virology department. In 1991 he took over the role of permanent representative of the President of the PEI. From October 1999 to June 2001 he was acting head of the PEI, from 2001 to November 2009 its president.
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- Curriculum vitae on the website of the Paul Ehrlich Institute
- BfArM press release on the successor to Prof. Löwer as President of the BfArM
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Löwer, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Physician, President of the Paul Ehrlich Institute |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |