Dr. Weissenberg is the director for Aerospace, GMES, Security and Defence, European Commission. His current responsibilities include the set-up of the EU's Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security (GMES) initiative, space and security research and the development of the European space policy in the context of the new EU space competence given by the Lisbon Treaty. Previously, he was head of the Single Market Directorate responsible inter alia for automotive and pharmaceutical legislation. He was a member of the Management Board of the European Medicines Agency. Weissenberg started working for the European Commission in 1989 as Member of Cabinet of Dr. Martin Bangemann, vice-president for Industrial Policy. Weissenberg studied law at the Universities of Würzburg and Freiburg (Germany), followed by post-graduate studies in European law in Geneva (Switzerland) and by a Ph.D. (Docteur en droit) in European law at the University of Geneva.
