Sabine Herz graduated from the University of Karlsruhe (TH) with a diploma in organic chemistry and a doctorate in the field of transition metal complexes. She spent six months at the University of Oxford as a recipient of a state scholarship. Sabine Herz was admitted to practice as a European Patent Attorney in 1996 and has been a regular member of the firm ever since. In addition to chemistry, she specializes in chemical process engineering.