Ralph graduated as mathematical engineer from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona (UPC), and the St. Petersburg State University, Russia. He also holds an MSc in mathematical finance from the University of Oxford. His work as a consultant in risk management and corporate finance in Zurich and his involvement in major stock market transactions in the life science industry lead him to co-found Avance, Basel. He regularly teaches at various universities and has evolved to a thought leader in valuation of drug development projects and companies.