The Foundation Council of the Schering Stiftung has appointed the neuroscientist and foundation manager Dr. Katja Naie as Managing Director of the Schering Stiftung, effective July 1, 2019. Dr. Naie has worked at the Schering Stiftung since September 2015 as director of the Science Program and will continue to be responsible for this area. She will take over from Bernhard Sommer, who had served as interim director of the Foundation.