Prof. Axel Verend was born on 9 January 1967.

He graduated in veterinary medicine in Hanover in 1995.

In 1997 he defended with honors his dissertation on : Gene expression studies of the cumulus-oocyte complex of Sus scrofa f.d. during in vitro maturation 

In January 1998 he started working as an assistant at the "Clinic of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology" at Justus Liebich University in Gijsen.

In 2002 he qualified as a veterinarian specialized in breeding hygiene and reproductive biotechnology.

Since the same year he is also a European Graduate Specialist of the European College of Animal Reproduction.

In 2003 he was habilitated, and from 2006 to 2007 he was a professor in "Ambulatory and Obstetric Veterinary Clinic" at the University of Leipzig. Professorship "Herd health and insemination biotechnology"

През 2007 г. се завръща като Ръководител на „Клиника по акушерство, гинекология и андрология“ в университета при ВМФ на Юстус Либих в Гисен.

Since 2010 he has been Director of Veterinary medicine clinics at the Justus Liebich University in Giessen.

Prof. Axel Werendt is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Tierärztliche Praxis Großtiere. Chairman of the the specialised group on reproduction and its disorders of the German Veterinary Medical Association. Member of the board of German Society for Small Animal Medicine. Since 2008 he has been Chairman of The Academy for Specialization and Continuing Veterinary Education in Germany.

Prof. Verend worked in close collaboration and cooperation with colleagues from faculties in Stara Zagora, Cairo (Egypt), Bursa and Van (Turkey), Warsaw (Poland).

Doctor Honoris Causa of Trakia University

In 2023 he was awarded the title Doctor Honoris Causa of Trakia University