Dr. Zimmerman holds a doctorate in Molecular Biology from the University of Heidelberg. As a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna he dedicated almost 10 years to basic mycoplasma research. He joined the company in 2014 and is the driving force behind all contract research and innovation projects, such as the application of PCR testing methods. He is author of several peer-reviewed publications on mycoplasmas and is also the inventor of one patent application in the area of mycoplasma detection.