Dan Negrea is a co-founder and managing director of citoQualis. He has followed a multinational career path in the MedTech industry in Austria, Switzerland, US and Germany, as Head of R&D teams and as Managing Director of up to 250 full time employees. One of his best accomplishments was the successful turnover of AEMtec (Berlin), starting from a dire situation in 2008, to increase the turnover by a factor of 4 within 6 years, followed by a merging and acquisition (M&A) process. Dan believes active listening to the customers, bringing in new perspectives and ideas, and trust are key factors for any long term relationship. Dan finds the work-life balance in his family and passion for physical activity, split between woodworking, refurbishing old motorcycles and archery.