Friedhelm Gruber worked for a pharmaceutical company in Leverkusen from 1977-1984, focusing on labour law, employee leasing, patents and trademarks.
Since then he has been active in management consulting, international tax planning, financial planning, asset management and the supervision of a few selected charitable foundations.
Friedhelm, as a member of the board of trustees of a non-profit foundation, is now involved in issues such as life extension and biostasis.