Pr. Genevieve BERGER
 Nationality: French 		| CV | Bio |
Current Appointment :
» Chief Research & Development Officer
Unilever Executive, London (2008 - )


UNIVERSITY DEGREES

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

•Graduate of the Ecole Normale Superieure of Cachan (1974-78)

•Physical Sciences, Agregation (1977)

•Ph. D. in Physics
University of Paris VI -Pierre et Marie Curie, Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanical physics
Mention from the jury : tres honorable (1981)

•Authorization to supervise research activities
University of Paris V -Rene Descartes (1989)



MEDICINE

•Doctorate of Medicine, MD
Gold Medal, University of Paris V- René Descartes(1985)

•Specialized Studies Certificate
for the application of artificial radioelements to medicine and biology (nuclear medicine) –University of Paris XI-Paris Sud (1986). Valedictorian. Specialization in nuclear medicine

•Ph. D. in human biology
Mention from the jury: tres honorable
University of Paris V-Rene Descartes (1989)




AWARDS AND HONORS
• Prize as “Honorary Fellow Award” of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medecine (AIUM) (2006)

• Pan-European Innovation “Grand Prize” (2001)

• Palmes Académiques (a decoration for service to education in France) honored as Commandeur (2000)

• Legion of honor, Knight (1998)

• Yves ROCARD Prize from the French Physics Society (1997) awarded for the design and development of the world's first ultrasound bone imaging device

• CNRS Silver Medal (1994)

 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Smith & Nephew non-executive Director (2010 - )

Unilever non-executive Director (2007-2008)

University Professor and Hospital MD - University of Paris VI Pierre and Marie Curie - La Pitié Sapétrière Teaching Hospital (2003-2008.)

Director General of the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) (2000 - 2003).
One of the world’s largest research organisations with some 26,000 employees.

Head of the Directorate for Technology at the French Ministry of Research (2000)

Director of the Bio-engineering, Drugs and Agri-Food Department at the French Ministry of Education, Research and Technology (1998 - 2000)

Head, Department of Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital (1997 - 2000)

Director of the "Laboratory for Parametric Imaging" CNRS/University of Paris VI - Pierre et Marie Curie, at Broussais Hôtel-Dieu Teaching Hospital Center (1991 - 2000)
Medical Imaging, ultrasound, scientific publications, interdisciplinary researches, patents, technology transfer

Chairwoman (1995-1998) and Scientific Secretary (1991-1995), CNRS National Committee for Scientific Research, Committee on "Treatment and Drugs: Design and Resources"

Member, Scientific Board of the CNRS Department of Engineering Sciences (1991-1998)





PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chairman of the Advisory Board “Health” European Commission (2006-2008)

Member of the evaluation committees of various international research organizations (....-2008)

Member of the technical program Committee, IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1990 – 2008)

President of the board of directors of the Society FIST(2000-20003)

President of the board of directors of the Society INIST-Diffusion(2000-2003)

President of the board of directors of the Society CNRS-Diffusion(2000-2003)

Member of the board of directors of Ecole Normale Supérieureof Cachan (2000 -2003)

Member of the board of directors of French research Institute for sea exploitation (2000)

French representative of the specific program "Quality of life and management of living resources" in 5th PCRDT of European Commission (1998-2000)

Government commissioner to the Office of geological and mining research (2000)

Member of the board of directors of “ Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique” (2000)

President of the Consultative Committee of the Technological Development (1999-2000)