{"id":1640,"date":"2020-07-23T14:59:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T12:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wer-wir-sind\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T05:13:43","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kir6xbye-aaa626c241e18343cda53a92fbf5b23f\">\n.avia-section.av-kir6xbye-aaa626c241e18343cda53a92fbf5b23f{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/wer-wir-sind-1.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-kir6xbye-aaa626c241e18343cda53a92fbf5b23f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  head-pic avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-44 av-height-percent  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_pc='44' data-av_min_height_opt='percent'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1640'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1nxvv-44dedae4b2e0409006b6d5e9c2ea97c9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  m-w-1200 avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1640'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kdstfjtf-daade40d072ea6a78607b948b1b1a3f8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 id=\"team\">CLIB Team<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kdstfjtf-35-f57c8192259a76a5926625fde63f8807 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The CLIB cluster management team fosters and extends the CLIB network, advises and supports the CLIB members, and coordinates our funded projects.<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to contact us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2le37s-1bb4ae7a7967629e01a8cd43b8e3e92a\">\n.flex_column.av-2le37s-1bb4ae7a7967629e01a8cd43b8e3e92a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2le37s-1bb4ae7a7967629e01a8cd43b8e3e92a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mpo1i9w0-69943299ec1d09369ca406db840c3df9  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-27031 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-27031 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CG-2026-180x180.jpg\" alt='Caroline Geerkens'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CG-2026-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CG-2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CG-2026-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CG-2026-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CG-2026.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Caroline Geerkens<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Accountant<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p><a href=\"tel:+4921141873725\">+49 211 418 737 25<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:geerkens@clib-cluster.de\">gerkens@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d6oxvs-61ecfe0415561c0968205145dc74ddf3\">\n.flex_column.av-d6oxvs-61ecfe0415561c0968205145dc74ddf3{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-d6oxvs-61ecfe0415561c0968205145dc74ddf3 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-kyn2dtrq-f401f019330d627569d842764d811747  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-22944 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22944 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_DH-180x180.jpg\" alt='Dennis Herzberg'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_DH-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_DH-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_DH-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_DH-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_DH.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Dennis Herzberg<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Cluster Manager &amp;<br \/>\nManaging Director<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p><a href=\"tel:+4921141873729\">+49 211 418 737 29<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:herzberg@clib-cluster.de\">herzberg@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16cxr-33-254e5d9407a3e1d20d7a2951f83935df\">\n.flex_column.av-16cxr-33-254e5d9407a3e1d20d7a2951f83935df{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-16cxr-33-254e5d9407a3e1d20d7a2951f83935df av_one_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-kdstkb2q-32-b36f0f74c81dc290dd68948d94536480  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-22948 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22948 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TK-180x180.jpg\" alt='Dr. Tobias Klement'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TK-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TK-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TK-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TK-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TK.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Dr. Tobias Klement<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Deputy Cluster Manager &amp;<br \/>\nDeputy Managing Director<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p><a href=\"tel:+4921141873726\">+49 211 418 737 26<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:klement@clib-cluster.de\">klement@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16cxr-31-cdb3d01243853ae79610f810bd1e0a29\">\n.flex_column.av-16cxr-31-cdb3d01243853ae79610f810bd1e0a29{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-16cxr-31-cdb3d01243853ae79610f810bd1e0a29 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-kdstkb2q-30-f4c6b614b89127c3c9137be41eaf1cad  avia-builder-el-11  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25884 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25884 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SK-2026-180x180.jpg\" alt='Sabine Kortmann'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SK-2026-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SK-2026-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SK-2026-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SK-2026-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SK-2026.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Sabine Kortmann<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Project Assistant<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Event Management, Design &amp;<br \/>\nMember Service<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:+4921141873727\">+49 211 418 737 27<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kortmann@clib-cluster.de\">kortmann@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16cxr-29-8457f2e3650f04a0afd9fd697580df73\">\n.flex_column.av-16cxr-29-8457f2e3650f04a0afd9fd697580df73{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-16cxr-29-8457f2e3650f04a0afd9fd697580df73 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-kdstkb2q-28-caf2f1209216cddd9b609149a638b92c  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-22950 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22950 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_KK-180x180.jpg\" alt='Dr. Katrin Kriebs'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_KK-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_KK-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_KK-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_KK-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_KK.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Dr. Katrin Kriebs<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Project Manager &amp;<br \/>\nScientific Advisor<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Education &amp; Entrepreneurship<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:+4921141873728\">+49 211 418 737 28<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kriebs@clib-cluster.de\">kriebs@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2thl1k-f39a67b8245aa2da8c6ce3448f297868\">\n.flex_column.av-2thl1k-f39a67b8245aa2da8c6ce3448f297868{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2thl1k-f39a67b8245aa2da8c6ce3448f297868 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mmc3232f-ad927ed4df14586833551e2d0279e9a3  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25888 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25888 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CM-2026-180x180.jpg\" alt='Carina Michel'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CM-2026-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CM-2026-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CM-2026-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Carina Michel<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Project Manager &amp;<br \/>\nScientific Advisor<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p><a href=\"tel:+4921141873723\">+49 211 418 737 23<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:michel@clib-cluster.de\">michel@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b93d9k-b3de4b3ae2276274fa4720652a40e843\">\n.flex_column.av-b93d9k-b3de4b3ae2276274fa4720652a40e843{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-b93d9k-b3de4b3ae2276274fa4720652a40e843 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-m5l3pvhh-2a9df98226b44dd8a39a116f774e8f90  avia-builder-el-17  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-22941 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22941 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_NM-180x180.jpg\" alt='Nadja Mostert'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_NM-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_NM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_NM-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_NM-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_NM.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Nadja Mostert<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Project Assistant<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Event Management &amp;<br \/>\nCommunication<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:+4921141873724\">+49 211 418 737 24<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mostert@clib-cluster.de\">mostert@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16cxr-27-3ad292de4f746337096508eda77cd345\">\n.flex_column.av-16cxr-27-3ad292de4f746337096508eda77cd345{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-16cxr-27-3ad292de4f746337096508eda77cd345 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-kdstkb2q-26-4dd7017b53673fc5f9a2cf96a5c4a675  avia-builder-el-19  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-22958 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22958 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_MM_-180x180.jpg\" alt='Dr. Markus M\u00fcller'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_MM_-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_MM_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_MM_-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_MM_-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_MM_.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Dr. Markus M\u00fcller<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Project Manager &amp;<br \/>\nScientific Advisor<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Process Engineering &amp;<br \/>\nTechnology transfer<br \/>\n(on parental leave)<\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16cxr-25-e31706ad8184398311af6b302414308c\">\n.flex_column.av-16cxr-25-e31706ad8184398311af6b302414308c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-16cxr-25-e31706ad8184398311af6b302414308c av_one_third  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-kdstkb2q-24-f4b045fe4ace7912fcbbfc34ed6295bb  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-22954 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22954 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_SR-180x180.jpg\" alt='Dr. Sarah Refai'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_SR-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_SR-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_SR-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_SR-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_SR.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Dr. Sarah Refai<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Senior Project Manager &amp;<br \/>\nScientific Advisor<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>C1-Utilisation &amp;<br \/>\nCircular Economy<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:+4921141873720\">+49 211 418 737 20<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:refai@clib-cluster.de\">refai@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-95bbe0-a93eb38d09e7b8d56750bc7393f4d9ba\">\n.flex_column.av-95bbe0-a93eb38d09e7b8d56750bc7393f4d9ba{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-95bbe0-a93eb38d09e7b8d56750bc7393f4d9ba av_one_third  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-mbevcddl-73a8848da1d697e9de517ea28e296fe7  avia-builder-el-23  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-22956 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22956 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TS-180x180.jpg\" alt='Dr. Tatjana M. E. Schwabe-Markovi\u0107'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TS-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TS-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TS-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_TS.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Dr. Tatjana M. E. Schwabe-Markovi\u0107<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Senior Project Manager &amp;<br \/>\nScientific Advisor<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Europe &amp; Bio-based Industries<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:+4921141873721\">+49 211 418 737 21<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:schwabe@clib-cluster.de\">schwabe@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7ys3xk-85c112792ede62f3d2361e0d45de0a51\">\n.flex_column.av-7ys3xk-85c112792ede62f3d2361e0d45de0a51{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7ys3xk-85c112792ede62f3d2361e0d45de0a51 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='avia-team-member av-lb58zkxf-70c2ede3ce123b65f917c1b964a5bcb9  avia-builder-el-25  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class=\"team-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-22952 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-22952 avia_image avia_image_team av-team-img-original' src=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_PS-180x180.jpg\" alt='Dr. Peter Stoffels'  itemprop=\"image\"   height=\"180\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_PS-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_PS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_PS-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_PS-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.clib-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_PS.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name '  itemprop=\"name\" >Dr. Peter Stoffels<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Project Manager &amp;<br \/>\nScientific Advisor<br \/>\n<\/div><div class='team-member-description '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Regional Biomass Valorisation<br \/>\n&amp; Communication<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:+4921141873722\">+49 211 418 737 22<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:stoffels@clib-cluster.de\">stoffels@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie<\/span><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='vorstand'  class='avia-section av-1nxvv-36-f23cd26fb52c2f1756f182fd082431e1 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  board-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1640'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kdstfjtf-34-aa47ed1d506ee087d6a43a051f9ddb08 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 id=\"vorstand\">CLIB Extended Board<\/h2>\n<p>The CLIB Extended Board is made up of twelve representatives from the CLIB membership. It meets in regular intervals and takes strategic decisions. Currently, the following people form the board of CLIB:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1eqv7-ed6a4bb4237e4b45a3211fb2f1cd6546\">\n.flex_column.av-1eqv7-ed6a4bb4237e4b45a3211fb2f1cd6546{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1eqv7-ed6a4bb4237e4b45a3211fb2f1cd6546 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='togglecontainer av-keb69ani-c362ab7dd4c3fe22f2c9abe596c09a56 av-elegant-toggle  avia-builder-el-29  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-kyllyv8b-646561af9f9a44e97bfa6a225e34f724'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-1' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-breves.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Roland Breves&lt;br \/&gt;\nChairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nbcb - biotec consult breves\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-breves.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Roland Breves&lt;br \/&gt;\nChairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nbcb - biotec consult breves\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-breves.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Roland Breves&lt;br \/&gt;\nChairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nbcb - biotec consult breves\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-breves.jpg\" \/>Dr. Roland Breves<br \/>\nChairman CLIB<br \/>\nbcb - biotec consult breves<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-1' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Roland Breves is active as an independent consultant in the area of biotechnology and microbiology. Before he has been working for 27 years for Henkel AG &amp; Co KGaA in D\u00fcsseldorf, as last as Head of Corporate Microbiology.<\/p>\n<p>After studying chemistry and obtaining a PhD in microbiology (on chitinases from Streptomyces) in Hannover, he worked as a post-doc at the IPK Gatersleben on plant cell wall degrading enzymes.<\/p>\n<p>After joining Henkel in 1997 (initially in COGNIS Biotechnologie GmbH), he was responsible as head of laboratory for the development and expression in Bacillus of detergent enzymes. In 2000, he joined the microbiology department as project leader \u201eSmart Hygiene\u201c. Topics were non-biocidal mechanisms against microbes and their negative impacts, e.\u2006g. malodour and biofilm formation, as well as prebiotic cosmetics.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2006 he took over the role as Head of Corporate Microbiology with a broad spectrum of activities, e.g.\u00a0 disinfectants efficacy testing, preservation, operational hygiene as well as biodegradation testing of polymers and biotechnological ingredients, as peptides, polymers and biosurfactants for adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, laundry and home care.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2013 Roland Breves is member of the CLIB extended board and in October 2023 became elected as Chairman of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he is active in standardization bodies on disinfectants efficacy testing in DIN and CEN (TC 216 Chemical Disinfectants and Antiseptics).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-kyllyn05-4d00adf8ba1ddbaae33867d792ab7f1a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-2' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-jaeger-gernot.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Gernot J\u00e4ger&lt;br \/&gt;\nVice Chairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nCovestro AG\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-jaeger-gernot.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Gernot J\u00e4ger&lt;br \/&gt;\nVice Chairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nCovestro AG\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-jaeger-gernot.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Gernot J\u00e4ger&lt;br \/&gt;\nVice Chairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nCovestro AG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-jaeger-gernot.jpg\" \/>Dr. Gernot J\u00e4ger<br \/>\nVice Chairman CLIB<br \/>\nCovestro AG<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-2' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Gernot J\u00e4ger is heading the research group for Biotechnology within Covestro. He joined Covestro (formerly Bayer Material Science) in 2012 and has held different responsibilities in Innovation Management, Process Research, Project Portfolio Management, and the Competence Center for Catalysis. He has been and is member of various public committees including DECHEMA (Biochemical Engineering, board member), Bio\u00f6konomierat NRW, GDCh (Sustainable Chemistry, board member), and VCI (renewable resources). In addition, he was private lecturer at the RWTH Aachen University and gave lectures about the biotechnological use of alternative raw materials. Gernot studied biotechnology at RWTH Aachen University and received his PhD (summa cum laude) in biochemical engineering from the \u201cAachener Verfahrenstechnik\u201d in 2012. His research areas include industrial biotechnology, \u00a0alternative raw materials, and process development \/ conceptual design.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lospkgto-744d3a37f7f884408e441e8823c5706f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-3' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vorstand_Volker-Wendisch.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Volker F. Wendisch&lt;br \/&gt;\nVice Chairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nBielefeld University\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vorstand_Volker-Wendisch.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Volker F. Wendisch&lt;br \/&gt;\nVice Chairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nBielefeld University\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vorstand_Volker-Wendisch.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Volker F. Wendisch&lt;br \/&gt;\nVice Chairman CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nBielefeld University\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vorstand_Volker-Wendisch.jpg\" \/>Prof. Dr. Volker F. Wendisch<br \/>\nVice Chairman CLIB<br \/>\nBielefeld University<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-3' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Volker F. Wendisch holds the Chair of Genetics of Prokaryotes at the Faculty of Biology at Bielefeld University. He is Scientific Director of the university\u2019s Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) and speaker of its research area \u201cMetabolic Engineering of Unicellular Systems and Bioproduction\u201d. He served as Senator of Bielefeld University, Vice-Dean of Biology from 2014-2016, and Dean of Biology 2016-2018. Volker F. Wendisch received his diploma in biology from Cologne University. After having completed his PhD at the Institute of Biotechnology 1 of the Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich in 1997, he worked as postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, he received the <em>venia legendi<\/em> in microbiology from HHU D\u00fcsseldorf. From 2006 &#8211; 2009, he was Professor for Metabolic Engineering at the University of M\u00fcnster. His research interests concern genome-based metabolic engineering of industrially relevant microorganisms, systems and synthetic microbiology. Currently, he coordinates the multi-university ERDF.NRW- funded research infrastructure \u201cCKB &#8211; CLIB Kompentenzzentrum Biotechnologie\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-m5mh5tqy-b206d9d65544a764f0ddfe738bf6fdb9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-4' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-4' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-4' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vorstand_WGolla.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Winfried Golla&lt;br \/&gt;\nTreasurer CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nVerband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. NRW\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vorstand_WGolla.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Winfried Golla&lt;br \/&gt;\nTreasurer CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nVerband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. NRW\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vorstand_WGolla.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Winfried Golla&lt;br \/&gt;\nTreasurer CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nVerband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. NRW\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Vorstand_WGolla.jpg\" \/>Prof. Dr. Winfried Golla<br \/>\nTreasurer CLIB<br \/>\nVerband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. NRW<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-4' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-4' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Winfried Golla graduated as a chemist and received his doctorate from the University of M\u00fcnster. He has worked for the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) for more than 25 years. Since January 2025, he is holding the position of Managing Director of the VCI Regional Association of North Rhine-Westphalia. Until December 2024, he was Managing Director of the VCI Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg and has been an expert in recycling and waste management law at the VCI Federal Association since 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Winfried Golla has also been an honorary professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in the Faculty of Chemistry and Biosciences since 2015. He is involved as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the \u2018THINKTANK Industrial Resource Strategies\u2019. (Photo: Chemie.BW)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-losp5dmy-0a3bdd1b96d082b0f7dfd1c5e6491b7d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-5' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-5' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-5' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vorstand-CBaehr-1.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Cornelia B\u00e4hr&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nb.value AG\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vorstand-CBaehr-1.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Cornelia B\u00e4hr&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nb.value AG\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vorstand-CBaehr-1.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Cornelia B\u00e4hr&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nb.value AG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vorstand-CBaehr-1.jpg\" \/>Dr. Cornelia B\u00e4hr<br \/>\nMember of the board CLIB<br \/>\nb.value AG<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-5' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-5' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Cornelia B\u00e4hr is Senior Investment Manager at the deep tech investor b.value AG. Her focus is on sustainable material solutions for the chemical industry and on functional ingredients for consumer products. As an employee from the very beginning, she helped to establish and conceptually drive the b.value AG. She is also a board observer of the Hamburg located start-up traceless materials GmbH as well as of the food start-up Cultimate Foods located in Berlin and Hannover. Prior to joining b.value AG, Cornelia assisted the then Enquete Commission of the NRW regional government investigating the \u201cFuture of the Chemical Industry\u201d as a scientific advisor at the VCI.NRW, before she joined the CLIB team as a scientific advisor and led the cluster activities on the utilization of carbon containing process gases. Cornelia studied biology at the RWTH Aachen University and earned her doctorate in biochemical engineering from the Aachener Verfahrenstechnik of RWTH Aachen University. Already at that time, the commercialisation and scalability of technical inventions were the driving force behind her research activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-losp5dmy-1-0169d6d3f03faa5d6a045b97bd90dc8b'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-6' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-6' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-6' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vorstand_Heleen-De-Wever.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. ir. Heleen De Wever&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nVITO\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vorstand_Heleen-De-Wever.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. ir. Heleen De Wever&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nVITO\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vorstand_Heleen-De-Wever.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. ir. Heleen De Wever&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nVITO\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Vorstand_Heleen-De-Wever.jpg\" \/>Dr. ir. Heleen De Wever<br \/>\nMember of the board CLIB<br \/>\nVITO<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-6' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-6' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Heleen De Wever holds a PhD in Applied Biological Sciences. She joined VITO, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, in 2001 and is currently team manager for bioprocesses and biomass processing. Her research interests are (membrane-assisted) bioprocess intensification, and gas and C1 fermentations. She has extensive experience in setting up, executing and coordinating collaborative projects and is coauthor of &gt;100 publications. She was member of the CLIB C1 Think Tank and currently leads CLIB\u2019s Focus Group on C1 Feedstocks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-np6f-f08fe467a51ecefa2444a67013c240c7\">\n.flex_column.av-np6f-f08fe467a51ecefa2444a67013c240c7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-np6f-f08fe467a51ecefa2444a67013c240c7 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='togglecontainer av-keb69ani-20-a180e21e182d3bb68d289d6794a83175 av-elegant-toggle  avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-la6s4lqh-82e79f78a996db55f5fa74e3fb680f04'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-7' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-7' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-7' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Vorstand_M_Erb.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Maximilian Erb&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nNRW.BANK\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Vorstand_M_Erb.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Maximilian Erb&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nNRW.BANK\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Vorstand_M_Erb.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Maximilian Erb&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nNRW.BANK\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Vorstand_M_Erb.jpg\" \/>Maximilian Erb<br \/>\nMember of the board CLIB<br \/>\nNRW.BANK<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-7' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-7' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Maximilian Erb spent multiple years in the tech startup &amp; VC ecosystem, working currently as Investment Director for NRW Venture, the investment arm of NRW Bank.<\/p>\n<p>His focus areas are digital \/ software native business models in the AI, deeptech &amp; blockchain space, besides several years active as investor in the industrial biotech segment. He achieved a Master\u2019s degree in Economics from the University of Cologne and holds several board seats.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-la6s78g6-6d5916dcab57ab4779914d50447e7b39'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-8' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-8' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-8' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorstand-Silko-Grimm.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Silko Grimm&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nEvonik Operations GmbH\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorstand-Silko-Grimm.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Silko Grimm&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nEvonik Operations GmbH\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorstand-Silko-Grimm.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Silko Grimm&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nEvonik Operations GmbH\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorstand-Silko-Grimm.jpg\" \/>Dr. Silko Grimm<br \/>\nMember of the board CLIB<br \/>\nEvonik Operations GmbH<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-8' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-8' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Silko Grimm currently manages the political networks for the innovation department of Evonik Operations GmbH. In this position he advocates the research and innovation interests of the company in the European policy environment. He maintains the relationships of Evonik with European institutions and international associations such as CEFIC, SusChem, A.SPIRE and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC). His professional career started at the Business Line Health Care of Evonik; Division Nutrition &amp; Care as innovation project manager in 2011. In the field of micro and nanoparticle drug delivery systems he was responsible for several publicly funded projects and product development projects. From 2016 till 2022 he was Director of Strategic Projects and Head of the Project Management Office of the business line Health Care. In this position he was responsible for the innovation portfolio management and managed several complex innovation and growth projects. Silko Grimm receive his PhD in engineering science from the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Halle, Germany) and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics (Halle, Germany) and studied physics and computer science at the university of applied science Merseburg (Germany).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-kymnoxlv-81b546846d17e44280f664e6ecc82a29'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-9' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-9' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-9' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorstand_Frank-Kensy.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr.-Ing. Frank Kensy&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nb.fab GmbH&lt;br \/&gt;\n\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorstand_Frank-Kensy.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr.-Ing. Frank Kensy&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nb.fab GmbH&lt;br \/&gt;\n\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorstand_Frank-Kensy.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr.-Ing. Frank Kensy&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nb.fab GmbH&lt;br \/&gt;\n\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vorstand_Frank-Kensy.jpg\" \/>Dr.-Ing. Frank Kensy<br \/>\nMember of the board CLIB<br \/>\nb.fab GmbH<br \/>\n<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-9' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-9' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Frank Kensy studied bioprocess engineering at RWTH Aachen University. There, during his doctoral studies with Prof. Jochen B\u00fcchs, he developed the BioLector technology, which is now used around the globe for early bioprocess development. Frank gained his first professional experience at Rhein Biotech GmbH in D\u00fcsseldorf in the field of fermentation development for recombinant proteins.<br \/>\nFrom RWTH Aachen University, he and colleagues founded m2p-labs GmbH, which he grew to a leading manufacturer of microbioreactors and led as managing director for almost 10 years. Afterwards, he advised start-ups and biotechnology companies in the field of innovation management and bioprocess development. Since 2018, he is founder and managing director of b.fab GmbH, which specializes in the utilisation of CO2 using electrochemistry and biotechnology. Frank has 20+ years of experience in the biotech industry, leading several industry and funded R &amp; D projects at national and European level.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-kymo864c-41c968be6b79a439d90bbb2b173159fa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-10' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-10' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-10' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vorstand_SLuetz.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Stephan L\u00fctz&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nTU Dortmund University\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vorstand_SLuetz.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Stephan L\u00fctz&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nTU Dortmund University\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vorstand_SLuetz.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Stephan L\u00fctz&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nTU Dortmund University\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vorstand_SLuetz.jpg\" \/>Prof. Dr. Stephan L\u00fctz<br \/>\nMember of the board CLIB<br \/>\nTU Dortmund University<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-10' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-10' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Prof Dr Stephan L\u00fctz has been a member of the CLIB Board since 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2016, he was appointed to the Chair of Bioprocess Engineering at C. Previously, he was head of biocatalysis research at Novartis Pharma AG and a lecturer at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. From 2003 to 2008, he was the head of the &#8220;Technical Biocatalysis&#8221; working group at the Institute of Biotechnology at the J\u00fclich Research Centre and at the same time a post-doctoral student at the Chair of Technical Chemistry and Biotechnology at the University of Bonn. He has been associated with CLIB for many years, most recently as head of the activities of the CLIB Competence Centre for Biotechnology (CKB) at the Dortmund site.<\/p>\n<p>Stephan L\u00fctz is a trained chemist and received his doctorate from the University of Bonn in 2004. In 2012, he qualified as a professor and was awarded a teaching qualification in biochemistry. In his research, he is fascinated by nature&#8217;s power of synthesis, which he wants to utilise for the production of relevant valuable and active substances.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-la6s5rfx-cc3b40bf2dcea2c60c9558b6edace776'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-11' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-11' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-11' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rainer_Simmering.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Rainer Simmering&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nHenkel AG &amp; Co. KGaA\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rainer_Simmering.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Rainer Simmering&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nHenkel AG &amp; Co. KGaA\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rainer_Simmering.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Rainer Simmering&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nHenkel AG &amp; Co. KGaA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rainer_Simmering.jpg\" \/>Dr. Rainer Simmering<br \/>\nMember of the board CLIB<br \/>\nHenkel AG &amp; Co. KGaA<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-11' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-11' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dr. Rainer Simmering is leading the Corporate Microbiology department at Henkel AG &amp; Co. KGaA in D\u00fcsseldorf. After finalizing his study of biology at the University in Muenster, he conducted a PhD at the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam, where he also stayed for another year as a Post-Doc. In October 2000, he started at the Nestl\u00e9 Research Center in Lausanne, where he was working on the detection and function of the intestinal microbiota. In 2003 he joined Henkel, where he worked, in the group of Hygiene Research, on different research projects, like the elucidation of the skin microbiota with molecular means. From 2009 Dr. Simmering acted as the contact person for the global Beauty Care business regarding all microbiological questions. In April 2024 he took over the role Head of Corporate Microbiology, which serves as a solution provider to Henkel business units.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-la6s70fp-4e03fb86767c65c4ab8bb2d76811f94f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-12' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-12' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-12' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-welters.png&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Peter Welters&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-welters.png&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Peter Welters&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-welters.png&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Peter Welters&lt;br \/&gt;\nMember of the board CLIB&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/vorstand-welters.png\" \/>Dr. Peter Welters<br \/>\nMember of the board CLIB<br \/>\nPhytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-12' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-12' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After studying biochemistry in Germany and doing his doctorate at the Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Peter Welters spent three years at the University of California, San Diego, and two years in Rouen, France, as a postdoc. In 1998, he founded Phytowelt GmbH in Nettetal and in 2002 was appointed CEO of GreenTec GmbH, a spin-off company of the Max Planck Institute in Cologne.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2006, both companies merged to form Phytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH with Peter Welters as CEO. The company offers contract research in the fields of agrobiotechnology and industrial biotechnology. In addition, the company developed and commercialises an enantiopure and natural raspberry flavour, R-alpha-Ionon, which is produced in a bio-fermentation process. In 2018, Phytowelt was awarded the \u201cMost Innovative European Biotech SME Award\u201d by EuropaBio in the category of agricultural biotechnology and Phytowelt\u2019s BBI-JU funded project BioForever was among the TOP 20 of European Biorefinery Projects of the internet platform BiofuelsDigest. Peter Welters is also a founding and board member of CLIB and a board member of DIB.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='beirat'  class='avia-section av-1nxvv-23-5c04bc65a0248b0ca33237b7b58e7f15 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  board-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1640'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kdstfjtf-22-2bc32b48552f1bb3f1de59ffd2e2e0da '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 id=\"beirat\">CLIB Advisory Board<\/h2>\n<p>To advise the executive board and the cluster management on the further strategic development of CLIB, we are happy to have the following persons on our Advisory Board:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1eqv7-21-bacd23a9bbe110f3fae55c9cf6e7dc88\">\n.flex_column.av-1eqv7-21-bacd23a9bbe110f3fae55c9cf6e7dc88{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1eqv7-21-bacd23a9bbe110f3fae55c9cf6e7dc88 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='togglecontainer av-keb69ani-18-f6fd5aa981c7a12809c38785659db1ac av-elegant-toggle  avia-builder-el-35  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-6dva7s-1b8324dbfaab3dce535417404cd43c90'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-13' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-13' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-13' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-baldenius.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Kai Baldenius&lt;br \/&gt;\nBaldenius Biotech Consulting, formerly BASF\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-baldenius.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Kai Baldenius&lt;br \/&gt;\nBaldenius Biotech Consulting, formerly BASF\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-baldenius.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Kai Baldenius&lt;br \/&gt;\nBaldenius Biotech Consulting, formerly BASF\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-baldenius.jpg\" \/>Dr. Kai Baldenius<br \/>\nBaldenius Biotech Consulting, formerly BASF<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-13' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-13' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Kai Baldenius is a chemist by formation. After having received a PhD from Hamburg University, he spent a post-doc research year at The Scripps Research Institute, and then joined BASF in 1993. At BASF, Kai served in various positions in Research, Process Development, Production, Marketing &amp; Sales. From 2009 to 2018 he led BASF\u2019s Biocatalysis research group.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2019, Kai has left BASF to become an independent consultant for applied biotechnology. Baldenius Biotech Consulting offers advice to venture capital and young start-ups for best technology positioning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-llktmsm2-900b2d31783b737e30704e013e398c2e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-14' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-14' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-14' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\" &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beiraetin-Broering-2023-1.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Stefanie Br\u00f6ring&lt;br \/&gt;\nChair for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models, Ruhr-University Bochum\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand:  &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beiraetin-Broering-2023-1.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Stefanie Br\u00f6ring&lt;br \/&gt;\nChair for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models, Ruhr-University Bochum\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse:  &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beiraetin-Broering-2023-1.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Stefanie Br\u00f6ring&lt;br \/&gt;\nChair for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models, Ruhr-University Bochum\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beiraetin-Broering-2023-1.jpg\" \/>Prof. Dr. Stefanie Br\u00f6ring<br \/>\nChair for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models, Ruhr-University Bochum<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-14' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-14' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Stefanie Br\u00f6ring is a full professor at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), faculty of management and economics holding the Chair for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models. She also serves as the academic director of the World Factory Start-Up Center at RUB and is a member of the NRW Bioeconomy Council. Prior to academia, Stefanie has gained diverse consulting and industry experience, mainly in new business development in the chemical sector. She pursued her academic journey with studies in L\u00fcbeck, M\u00fcnster, and Rotterdam, completing her Ph.D. at the University of M\u00fcnster in 2005. Her research on \u201cThe Front End of Innovation in Converging Industries\u201d included time at the University of Quebec at Montreal. Recently, she has been a visiting scholar at the Beedie School of\u00a0 Business at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver. Her research interests include technology and innovation management, focusing on the emerging bioeconomy, industry convergence, and the dynamics of technology-based ventures and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Her work, published in leading journals in the field, advances sustainable technologies and business models.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-kymq4bwd-02aba3bff28e82867ae9a921a7d77053'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-15' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-15' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-15' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Larsen_Beirat.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Per Henrik Larsen&lt;br \/&gt;\nLallemand Bio-Ingredients\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Larsen_Beirat.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Per Henrik Larsen&lt;br \/&gt;\nLallemand Bio-Ingredients\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Larsen_Beirat.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Per Henrik Larsen&lt;br \/&gt;\nLallemand Bio-Ingredients\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Larsen_Beirat.jpg\" \/>Per Henrik Larsen<br \/>\nLallemand Bio-Ingredients<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-15' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-15' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Per Henrik Larsen is a Chemical Engineer from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He has worked in biotechnology since 1982, starting his career as process engineer in the downstream production of enzymes at Novo Industry, today know as Novozymes. He worked for 24 years at Novo in various positions in production management and technology, ranging from managing fermentation, downstream and formulation departments to general site management and global strategic roles. He was in charge of building Novozymes enzyme manufacturing site in China.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Novozymes he joined DSM Food Specialties for 10 years, first as site manager for their enzyme plant in France and later as global responsible for operational excellence and global manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>He is today director of Operational Excellence &amp; Global Engineering at Lallemand Bio-Ingredients. Per\u2019s experience covers large scale production of biotech products from scale-up to commercial production. He has also worked as consultant to the biotech industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-kympx12a-8e7414a354a91b74ed9d0614476df850'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-16' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-16' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-16' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beirat_Kircher_2022.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Manfred Kircher&lt;br \/&gt;\nChairman of the CLIB Advisory Board&lt;br \/&gt;\nKADIB, formerly Evonik Industries\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beirat_Kircher_2022.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Manfred Kircher&lt;br \/&gt;\nChairman of the CLIB Advisory Board&lt;br \/&gt;\nKADIB, formerly Evonik Industries\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beirat_Kircher_2022.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Manfred Kircher&lt;br \/&gt;\nChairman of the CLIB Advisory Board&lt;br \/&gt;\nKADIB, formerly Evonik Industries\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beirat_Kircher_2022.jpg\" \/>Dr. Manfred Kircher<br \/>\nChairman of the CLIB Advisory Board<br \/>\nKADIB, formerly Evonik Industries<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-16' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-16' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Manfred Kircher brings more than 30 years of experience in the chemical industry and in the development of bioeconomy clusters with companies, research institutes, and public administration to his consulting work. His career milestones are biotechnological research and development (Degussa AG, Germany), production (while delegated to Fermas; Slovakia), venture capital (delegated to Burrill &amp; Company; USA), and biotechnology partnering and branding (Evonik Industries AG; Germany).<br \/>\nDelegated by Evonik, he chaired the Board of CLIB since the clusters foundation untill 2012 and chairs its Advisory Board since 2012. In 2014, Manfred founded KADIB a consultancy for bioeconomy. Since 2019, he is member of the Board of BioBall e. V (Bioeconomy in Metropolitan Regions).<br \/>\nIn 2020, he has been appointed to the Advisory Board for Sustainable Bioeconomy of the State Government of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg and as Chairman of the Organics Valorisation Section of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB). Manfred has been certified as a bio-economy expert by the EU Commission.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-np6f-19-472bb785355e40ada9f2d739d9b09a3f\">\n.flex_column.av-np6f-19-472bb785355e40ada9f2d739d9b09a3f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-np6f-19-472bb785355e40ada9f2d739d9b09a3f av_one_half  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='togglecontainer av-keb69ani-15-6218ec774680cc7b38dbe0b2a9ed826e av-elegant-toggle  avia-builder-el-37  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-llkyamas-e5ccfe5150d9e9b823734e9995053742'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-17' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-17' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-17' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-patermann.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann&lt;br \/&gt;\nFormerly European Commission - DG Research\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-patermann.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann&lt;br \/&gt;\nFormerly European Commission - DG Research\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-patermann.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann&lt;br \/&gt;\nFormerly European Commission - DG Research\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-patermann.jpg\" \/>Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Patermann<br \/>\nFormerly European Commission - DG Research<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-17' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-17' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Christian Patermann studied Law, Economics, and Languages in Germany, Switzerland, and Spain and completed his doctoral thesis in law at the University of Bonn in 1969. He entered the German public service in 1971 by joining the Federal Ministry of Science and Education. From 1974-78, he was Science Counsellor at the German Embassy in Washington D.C., USA. He returned to the Ministry of Research and Technology, to hold several positions in Germany and international organisations (ESA, ESO, and EMBL). In 1996, he joined the European Commission, DG Research and Technology, where he was Director for Environment and Sustainability, Programme Director for Biotechnology, Agriculture &amp; Food Research (launching the Knowledge based Bioeconomy at the EC), and co-chair of the EC-US Task Force Life Sciences and Biotechnology Research.<\/p>\n<p>He retired in 2007 but remains active in advising on EU affairs and the bioeconomy. He was a member of the 1st German Bioeconomy Council from 2009-2012 and has been strongly involved in the Global Bioeconomy Summits in Berlin (2015, 2018, 2020) and Nairobi ( 2024 ). Since 2021, the annual BioSC Supervision Award, honouring young scientists for their outstanding coaching of doctoral students in the bioeconomy, is presented as the \u201eChristian Patermann Award\u201c.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-kymyatd3-b4cebfb4dc833f96204d05dd2cb38e90'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-18' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-18' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-18' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beirat_Ruebberdt.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Kathrin R\u00fcbberdt&lt;br \/&gt;\nDECHEMA\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beirat_Ruebberdt.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Kathrin R\u00fcbberdt&lt;br \/&gt;\nDECHEMA\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beirat_Ruebberdt.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Kathrin R\u00fcbberdt&lt;br \/&gt;\nDECHEMA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beirat_Ruebberdt.jpg\" \/>Dr. Kathrin R\u00fcbberdt<br \/>\nDECHEMA<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-18' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-18' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Kathrin R\u00fcbberdt studied chemistry at the Georg-August-Universit\u00e4t G\u00f6ttingen and the Universit\u00e4t Leipzig and received her PhD in G\u00f6ttingen. Complementing her scientific studies, she also received an additional degree in economics at the FernUniversit\u00e4t Hagen. In 2001, she started her career with Accenture in strategic management consulting. In 2007, she joined AMR International Ltd. as a project manager.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2008, she has been working at DECHEMA Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology) as Head of Communications and from 2011 also as Head of the Biotechnology Department.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2021, she became Head of Division \u201cScience and Industry\u201d at DECHEMA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-3wn1s8-8a5f0c9384c0be1c47b6f2690977fa83'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-19' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-19' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-19' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-schwaneberg.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwaneberg&lt;br \/&gt;\nRWTH Aachen and DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-schwaneberg.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwaneberg&lt;br \/&gt;\nRWTH Aachen and DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-schwaneberg.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwaneberg&lt;br \/&gt;\nRWTH Aachen and DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-schwaneberg.jpg\" \/>Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwaneberg<br \/>\nRWTH Aachen and DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-19' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-19' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Ulrich Schwaneberg graduated in chemistry (in 1996) and received his PhD (in 1999; supervisor Prof. R. D. Schmid) from the University in Stuttgart. After a post-doc at Caltech in the lab of the Nobel laureate Prof. Frances H. Arnold he was appointed as Professor at the Jacobs University Bremen in 2002. In January 2009, he moved to the RWTH Aachen University as Head of the Institute of Biotechnology and is since 2010 co-appointed in the Scientific Board of Directors at the DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bioeconomy Science Center, serves as Speaker of the RWTH profile area Molecular Science &amp; Engineering and coordinates RWTHs\u2019 bioeconomy activities in the \u201cStrukturwandel\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He is a cofounder of the companies SeSaM Biotech &amp; Aachen Proteineers and has a special interest in protein engineering to provide tailored protein building blocks for the biological transformation of material science and production. In 2016, Ulrich received the BMBF-Forschungspreis for the next generation of bioprocesses and has published over 270 original manuscripts and is co-inventor on more than 20 patents (mostly with industry).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-3af5hk-f26f2eec288603bf7e52013a07e44860'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-20' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-20' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-20' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"&lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-sederel.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Willem Sederel&lt;br \/&gt;\nCircular Biobased Delta\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-sederel.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Willem Sederel&lt;br \/&gt;\nCircular Biobased Delta\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: &lt;img src=&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-sederel.jpg&quot; \/&gt;Dr. Willem Sederel&lt;br \/&gt;\nCircular Biobased Delta\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/beirat-sederel.jpg\" \/>Dr. Willem Sederel<br \/>\nCircular Biobased Delta<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-20' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-20' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Willem Sederel is a chemical engineer and polymer scientist from the University of Technology Twente in Enschede (NL). He completed his education cum laude and did a post doc on biomedical materials at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1977, he started his industrial career with Shell in Amsterdam, and then moved to General Electric where he fulfilled global leadership roles in process, product and application development and marketing. His last role before retiring from his 36-year long career in industry was global innovation leader with SABIC. Willem joined Biobased Delta in 2013 as director and chairman. From April 2016 -2020, he was responsible for the international activities within the Board. Since April 1, 2020 he is again chairman of what is now called Circular Biobased Delta.<\/p>\n<p>Willem is also the founding father of the Green Chemistry Campus in Bergen op Zoom which opened in 2011. Willem contributed to the transition agenda biomass and food in the Netherlands. Since many years, he has been a member of the Policy Group Innovation of the Dutch Chemical Branch Organization VNCI and a member of the Advisory Board of Biorizon, the shared research center for the development of bio-aromatics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-1nxvv-17-7cb8416997e6fa347549c1223e602ba3 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-38  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  adress-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1640'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kdstfjtf-16-9d7c584f6e409ee9796612260a5dfe7b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 id=\"geschaeftsstelle\">Office<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1hnq7-708c021e8353a0a339c11464181b56b4\">\n.flex_column.av-1hnq7-708c021e8353a0a339c11464181b56b4{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1hnq7-708c021e8353a0a339c11464181b56b4 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_three_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kdyi6k0f-44cdbacfb8fcaf749d21accdc7b2335e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Head office &#8211; Germany<\/h3>\n<p>Fischerstra\u00dfe 2<br \/>\n40477 D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/51.6589798,6.9237786\/Cluster+Industrielle+Biotechnologie+e.V.\/@51.2151557,6.7654324,15.25z\/data=!4m9!4m8!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x47b8ca6d1280622b:0xd9ab095bda1fe390!2m2!1d6.762385!2d51.212838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Route planner &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PO Box 26 01 04 D-40094<\/p>\n<p>T: +49 211 418 737 27<br \/>\nF: +49 211 679 31 49<br \/>\nE: <a href=\"mailto:info@clib-cluster.de\">info@clib-cluster.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-387v-7be3519454fd1628d07698ae6145b902\">\n.flex_column.av-387v-7be3519454fd1628d07698ae6145b902{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-387v-7be3519454fd1628d07698ae6145b902 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kdyi6k0f-12-77da6fde17c569b6d6b52abf16e2ebfe '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our office is located in D\u00fcsseldorf, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-keb69ani-14-c3c87df7cb5ed3fc6f50d52b781eef44 av-elegant-toggle  avia-builder-el-44  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  anfahrt toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-lq0otlwk-8d5b12732946f8355643fd7e73bcc920'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p id='toggle-toggle-id-21' data-fake-id='#toggle-id-21' class='toggler  av-title-above '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-21' data-slide-speed=\"200\" data-title=\"Public transportation\/car\/walking distance (dropdown)\" data-title-open=\"\" data-aria_collapsed=\"Click to expand: Public transportation\/car\/walking distance (dropdown)\" data-aria_expanded=\"Click to collapse: Public transportation\/car\/walking distance (dropdown)\">Public transportation\/car\/walking distance (dropdown)<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-21' aria-labelledby='toggle-toggle-id-21' role='region' class='toggle_wrap  av-title-above'  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Directions<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><br \/>\nFischerstra\u00dfe 2<br \/>\n40477 D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<h2>Entrance to our office in the ERGO building<\/h2>\n<p>The entrance to our office is on the left-hand side of the ERGO building. Please enter the building and walk past the reception desk. On the right-hand side, you will see a glass door leading to the lifts. There is a control panel in front of the lifts. Enter the number 6 for the 6th floor. The lift will automatically go to this floor; no further input is required in the lift.<\/p>\n<h2>Arriving by public transport:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bus stops<\/strong><br \/>\n400 m \u2013 Venloer Stra\u00dfe<br \/>\n300 m \u2013 Nordstra\u00dfe U<br \/>\n280 m \u2013 ERGO-Platz\/Klever Str. U<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tram (Stra\u00dfenbahn) station<\/strong><br \/>\n170 m \u2013 Nordstra\u00dfe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Underground stations<\/strong><br \/>\n50 m \u2013 Nordstra\u00dfe U (temporarily closed)<br \/>\n250 m \u2013 ERGO-Platz\/Klever Str. U<\/p>\n<h2>Arriving by car:<\/h2>\n<p>B+B car park<br \/>\nPrices from \u20ac2 upwards<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong><br \/>\nScheibenstra\u00dfe 2<br \/>\n40479 D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1hnq7-13-1004157361477d6b573d07f10911c8ac\">\n.flex_column.av-1hnq7-13-1004157361477d6b573d07f10911c8ac{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1hnq7-13-1004157361477d6b573d07f10911c8ac av_one_full  avia-builder-el-45  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kgt8kbly-5f8a2b091b8399094175407518dcec4d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Branch Offices<\/h3>\n<p>Via our partner organisations, you can reach us at offices around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1hnq7-11-2385ebcbe00fc98928544e0ea89611e1\">\n.flex_column.av-1hnq7-11-2385ebcbe00fc98928544e0ea89611e1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1hnq7-11-2385ebcbe00fc98928544e0ea89611e1 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-47  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kgt8kbly-10-655c3486340a9d1759b2c10c05aa36ac '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Canada:<\/strong><br \/>\nInnovation et D\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique Trois-Rivi\u00e8res<br \/>\n370, rue des Forges, bureau 100<br \/>\nTrois-Rivi\u00e8res (Qu\u00e9bec) G9A 2H1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1hnq7-9-a86753fa805e660fc7fac83d5d0b48c7\">\n.flex_column.av-1hnq7-9-a86753fa805e660fc7fac83d5d0b48c7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1hnq7-9-a86753fa805e660fc7fac83d5d0b48c7 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-49  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kgt8kbly-8-c93983ccf16a66611e9f4c08017ad81b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>China:<\/strong><br \/>\nQingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, CAS<br \/>\nNo. 189 Songling Road, Laoshan District<br \/>\nQingdao, 266101<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-kech30vd-ff94cbead3d232c0f3434520c28a9d24 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-51  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  full-width avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom av-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_px='299'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' style='height:299px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1640'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='av_gmaps_sc_main_wrap av_gmaps_main_wrap '><div id='av_gmap_0' class='avia-google-map-container avia-google-map-sc av_gmaps_show_unconditionally av-no-fallback-img ' data-mapid='av_gmap_0'  style='height: 400px;'><a class=\"av_gmaps_browser_disabled av_text_confirm_link av_text_confirm_link_visible\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=V\u00f6lklinger%20Stra\u00dfe%204%20%2040219%20D\u00fcsseldorf%20Nordrhein-Westfalen%20Deutschland\" target=\"_blank\">Maps were disabled by the visitor on this site. 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