About us

Dr. Esther Wieland
Dr. Esther Wieland
Managing Director
  • Degree in human medicine and PhD (Dr. med.) at the University of Heidelberg.
  • 4 years clinical practice.
  • Managing Director of Springer Medicine Publishing for many years.
  • 18 years of close and trust-based collaboration with professional scientific societies, professional associations and foundations.
  • Establishment of 26 professional journals (print, online, open access) – for the respective professional associations.
  • Development and launch of the leading training portal for medical practitioners in German-speaking countries.
  • Extensive editorial experience in all types of media (TV, radio, print, online).
  • Merger and acquisitions, change management, project management.
  • Acquisition of new members and marketing.
Dr. Rolf Lange
Dr. Rolf Lange
Managing Director
  • Degree in Biology and PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Heidelberg and Yale University.
  • Chief Operating Officer at "Deutscher Verlag für Gesundheitsinformation"
  • Chief Executive Officer at enpenet GmbH (www.enpevita.de) for 7 years.
  • Management responsibility for national and international biomedical and medical publishing at Springer Medicine Publishing for many years.
  • Chief Executive Officer at Springer Paris
  • Business development/ new business areas
  • Development of a publishing programme in Japan
  • Establishment of Gesundheits- und Pharmazieverlag GmbH (Health- and Pharmacy Publishing)
  • Establishment of new journals
  • Extensive experience in scientific publishing, as well as in national and international cooperation with professional scientific societies.