Following a career in principal investment and strategy consulting and upon returning to Austria, Markus joined ISTA to develop xista, the ecosystem to translate scientific discoveries into innovative products and services. With a broad exposure to natural sciences and technology at MIT, he gained experience in venture capital investing with Safeguard Scientifics and the European Investment Fund, strategy consulting with the Boston Consulting Group, and principal investment with QIA, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. Markus is founding managing partner of xista science ventures and Co-MD of our science park and xista innovation, xista’s tech transfer arm. He serves on the board of AUTM, the US tech transfer association, as well as Cutanos and Ribbon Biolabs. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School, an MSc from TU Vienna, and an MIM from WU Vienna and HEC Paris.