Selected Clients
Science & Research Institutions
Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH)
Center for Integrative Biology (CBI)
European Business School (EBS)
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ)
German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB)
Max Planck Institutes (MPFPR, MPIA, MPIPZ, Social Neuroscience Lab)
Helmholtz Centres (HZDR, GSI, HGS-HIRe for FAIR)
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
TU Darmstadt
Corporate & Executive Clients
Heidelberg Materials AG
ProtaGene GmbH
Klett Corporate Education
International Academic & EU Networks
European University Institute (EUI)
Integrated Research and Training Group (IRTG 355) - Uniklinikum Mainz
Marie Curie (MSCA) Alumni Association
Human Skills Trainer in twelve Marie Sklodowska Curie European Doctoral Networks (ENHPATHY (EC Grant Agreement #860002), SEROTONIN AND BEYOND (GA #953327), PiPGen (GA #955534), NADIS (GA #101073251), IN2AQUAS (GA #101119555), PROSTAMET (GA #101120283), ZooCELL (GA #101119891), and ENDAMR (GA #101168570), ACHILLES (GA #101119927), StraDiVarious (GA #101226609), IGNITION (GA #101227384) and UNLIMITED (GA #101227259)).
Collaborations
Sonja is a member of the Executive Coaching Pool of the Max Planck Society. In this role, senior scientific leaders can engage her as a trusted sparring partner when navigating strategic responsibility, institutional complexity, and the demands of leading world-class research.
Her work supports international scientific leaders and influential thinkers operating at the highest levels of academia—where leadership decisions shape not only teams and institutes, but the direction of global research.
Sonja is also a member of the Trainer Pool at Abilways Belgium, who provide customised learning solutions and innovative development programs. Abilways Belgium serves a diverse clientele across both public and private sectors, including companies, local authorities, and international / European public institutions in Brussels and Luxembourg.
Between 2024 and 2026, Sonja served as an intervention trainer and participated in two Train-the-Trainer programmes within the Edu:Social project of the Social Neuroscience Lab of the Max Planck Society. Edu:Social is a research programme aimed at strengthening resilience and social competencies through evidence-informed mental training interventions.
From 2019 to 2024, Sonja was part of the international facilitator team of awaris GmbH, Cologne, delivering mindfulness-based and systemic leadership interventions in complex European public institutions and a global pharmaceutical organisation.