Marcus studied Biology with focus on Genetics and Biochemistry in Münster and Mainz. He joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 1996 as PhD student in the area of Alzheimer´s disease research. After a post doc period Marcus moved to Boehringer Ingelheim in Biberach to join the Parkinson disease research group as molecular biology lab head. In 2006 Marcus joined the department R&D projectmanagement where he was responsible for leading project teams from preclinical development until clinical phase II studies in the area of oncology, urology, metabolism and CNS diseases. During a three years
period he brought several projects from a preclinical development state until end of clinical phase I. From 2009 to 2011 he moved back to Ingelheim and joined the newly founded collaborative research department where he was responsible for international research collaborations of Boehringer Ingelheim with external partners. In 2011 he moved again back to Biberach in the department of Research Networking where he was responsible for external resourcing and external innovation in the area of cardiometabolic, CNS and respiratory research for Research Germany.
