Speakers Introduction

Prof. Dr. Claudia Seitz is a Professor of Public Law, European Law, International Law, and Life Sciences Law, with a particular focus on the legal regulation of life sciences and emerging technologies. She studied law in Freiburg, Basel, and Strasbourg, and trained at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg following her First State Examination.

With over 25 years of experience in legal practice, she has worked as an attorney in private practice, in-house counsel for an international life sciences company, and as legal expert for European, UN and other international organizations. She earned her doctorate (Dr. iur.) from the University of Basel in 2001 and an M.A. from King’s College London in 2009. From 2014 to 2019, she served as Assistant Professor at the University of Basel and co-founded the Center for Life Sciences Law.

Her habilitation thesis 「Health and the State」 was completed in 2022. In 2023, she obtained a second master's degree in Law and AI from BSC Brussels. The same year, she was appointed Full Professor at the UFL. She is also Visiting Professor at the University of Gent and BINUS University (Jakarta, 2023), and Lecturer in Basel and Bonn. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences and has authored several books and over 100 legal publications.