Prof. Dr. med. dent. Dr. scient. med. Philipp Plugmann MBA MSc MSc has been doing multidisciplinary work for the last 20 years in parallel to practicing as a dentist in his own clinic in Leverkusen, Germany. He is also full Professor of Interdisciplinary Periodontology and Prevention at SRH University of Applied Health Sciences and Chair Professor for Susainability and CSR at the WOXSEN University, Hyderabad, India. His first book on innovation in medical technology, published in 2011, was reviewed by Cisco. His second book on innovation, published with Springer in 2018, had more than 100,000 chapter downloads during the first thirty months after its release. Previously, he held multiple adjunct faculty appointments for over fifteen years, winning multiple teaching awards. He also holds an MBA in Health Care Management, an MSc in Business Innovation (both from the EBS University of Business and Law, Germany), and an MSc in Periodontology and Implant Therapy (DGParo, German Society for Periodontology); he is currently pursuing his third doctorate. Prof. Plugmann has given research talks in the field of innovation at conferences at Harvard Business School (USA), Berkeley Haas School of Business (USA), Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Germany), Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy (Germany) and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). He is a serial entrepreneur and advisor to several companies, including a global technology consultancy as a Senior Advisor for Life Science and Health Care. Since 2020, he is a reviewer for the Federal Health Bulletin (Bundesgesundheitsblatt) and since 2024 Book peer reviewer for Springer USA, New York. In 2023 he was co-author of a publication which was awarded with the Heinz-Erpenstein-Price of the German Society of Periodontology.
Dr. rer. nat. Dorothea Portius combines extensive expertise in nutritional science and research with practical experience in the healthcare sector. Her academic career began with a PhD at the University of Geneva, followed by in-depth research projects in San Diego, USA. She expanded her expertise with a certification in clinical trial management and further training in functional nutrition coaching. In 2020, she returned to Germany to further strengthen the link between scientific research and practical healthcare. She is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg and as a freelance Medical & Nutrition Advisor for various companies and start-ups in the healthcare industry. Through her work on various expert committees, such as the advisory board of the German Obesity Society (DAG) and the German Society for Nutritional Psychology (DGEP), she makes significant contributions to critical discourses in the healthcare sector. As co-founder of the start-up F-50, she plays a vital role in the development of a digital self-help program for people with eating disorder symptoms. Her commitment to knowledge transfer is reflected in publications and books and her role as a nutrition expert for German TV shows.