Our Team

Julia brings in more than ten years of experience in the management and administration of international research collaborations. Her portfolio has included small and large-scale collaborative projects, clinical trials and networks funded by EU-FP7, Horizon2020, EDCTP, EIT Health as well as national and regional funding schemes. She is an expert in day-to-day project management and monitoring, financial issues and project reporting and has provided numerous training courses on project and financial management, both at national and international level, either as part of capacity building schemes in EU and EDCTP projects or directly for partner organizations, research institutes and universities. Julia supports her projects with strong communication skills and provides expert advice on project implementation, preparation of audits and contractual issues.

At LINQ, Julia oversees all areas of operations and keeps the project management team performing at its peak. She translates best practice into standard processes and adapts them to new programmes whenever a new funder is added to the LINQ portfolio. In addition to safeguarding efficiency and compliance in general, Julia is involved in the management of the two EDCTP-funded clinical trials TriageTB and TB-CAPT.

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Caroline has a background in Business Administration (M.A.) and Cross-Cultural-Studies (B.A.). After working as a Key Account Manager at an inter-cultural consultancy company where she was responsible for human resource development and consultancy schemes for international business projects, she turned to project management for large-scale research collaborations. Caroline now has over ten years of experience in managing international projects in the fields of life science and medical research and has worked in a variety of funding schemes, such as FP7, Horizon 2020, IMI, and EDCTP. She is an expert in creating the structural basis for smooth and successful collaboration in large and cross-sector research initiatives and has successfully trained and mentored many junior professionals in the field of research project management.At LINQ, Caroline supports the management of the EDCTP-funded projects TB-CAPT and StatinTB, and helps these projects adapt to the new, more virtual work situation caused by the current pandemic. By coordinating efforts towards the creation of virtual learning and support environments for young scientists, she contributes to the development of timely innovative solutions for capacity building. In addition, Caroline uses her expert knowledge and long-term experience to support proposals in various programmes.

Christoph holds a PhD in Anthropology from Heidelberg University. Before joining LINQ, he worked as an independent research assistant, editor and translator, and provided science management and workshops on intercultural communication for Heidelberg University. His own primary research focused on health, wellness and illness in the South Asian context, and he participated in international research projects on medical tourism in India and on asymmetric relations between European and Asian medicine. His professional experience further includes community work at Y.R.G. CARE in India for HIV/AIDS research and education in South Asia and at the Fundación Norte in Argentina for the empowerment of indigenous groups from South America.

At LINQ, Christoph works with projects in their implementation phase and in their earliest stages, primarily in EDCTP and EIT Health programmes. He supports research teams in project planning, proposal writing, and designing and executing project implementation plans. As a project manager in the clinical trial StatinTB, funded by the EDCTP and coordinated in South Africa, he puts much focus on conceptualising, organising, and implementing capacity building activities. Christoph further supports the management of the Immunising Pregnant Women and Infants Network, IMPRINT, funded by the UK Government’s Global Challenges Research Fund. In IMPRINT, he is in charge of different communication and dissemination tasks as well as manages the network’s Public Engagement scheme.

Alice has an educational background in Economics, cultural studies, and languages. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and has more than ten years of experience in undertaking and managing international research projects for public and private sector clients. Prior to joining LINQ, she has worked in data analysis, research, and consulting, being responsible for budgets, proposals, controlling, and resource management. In her previous job as Project Lead, her focus has been on sustainability projects in emerging and developing countries, especially in Africa. She has been involved in projects funded by the European Commission and by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and collaborated with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). She also organised and conducted international conferences and workshops in Southeast Asia. Having worked and studied across Europe and in the US, Alice has a passion for bringing cross-cultural teams together, ensuring the smooth running of projects and initiatives.

At LINQ, she uses her experience to support projects in their implementation phase across a variety of funders, including the EDCTP3-funded MARC SE-Africa project and ENDxTB, funded by the NIH. Her primary activities are project management and promoting communication.

Zala has an educational background in Sociology (MA) and International Relations (BA). Before joining LINQ, she worked in a variety of non-governmental and impact-centred organisations in Ljubljana, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Berlin. She has ample experience in strategic and impact communications on topics ranging from public procurement and green funds to labour rights. She is skilled at managing communications for organisations and initiatives active in international spaces and proficient in effective communication of complex topics using visuals, videos and written copy for websites, newsletters, and social media platforms.

At LINQ, Zala oversees dissemination and communication activities for MARC-SE Africa, PROTECT, Vax2Muc and WORMVACS projects, as well as general LINQ communications.