Dr. Stanjek studied chemistry with subsidiary subject in microbiology at the University of Bonn and received her PhD in bioorganic chemistry with subsidiary subject in pharmacology from the Universities of Bonn and Karlsruhe.

After leading the laboratory of an oncology day clinic and working as a technology transfer officer for the Fraunhofer Patent Unit in the National Genome Research Network (NGFN), she completed her training as a patent attorney in an internationally oriented patent law firm in Munich and at the German Patent and Trademark Office.

Dr. Stanjek was admitted as a German Patent Attorney in 2007 and as a European Patent Attorney in 2008.

She has experience especially in grant, opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office in the fields of inorganic, organic and pharmaceutical chemistry as well as polymer chemistry.

Dr. Stanjek loves riding and being with her horses, enjoys hiking, and relaxes by cooking.