Robert Messerle has been a research assistant since 16.03.2020. Prior to this, he completed a Master's degree in Economics at the Humboldt University in Berlin and a Bachelor's degree in Business Information Technology at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. After completing his studies, he worked at the GKV-Spitzenverband (Central Association of Statutory Health Insurance) for several years and was also employed at the Sachverständigenrat Gesundheit (Advisory Council on the Assessment of Developments in the Health Care System) and the Federal Ministry of Health.