Board of the VCW 2024–2026

Dr. Rolf Albach (Chair), Covestro AG, Leverkusen
Dr. Melanie Walther (Deputy Chair), University of Oldenburg
Oliver Erdenberger, M.A., Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
Dr. Wolfgang Hübinger, formerly BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr. Theresa Ludwig, SCHOTT AG, Landshut
Dr. Willis Muganda, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr. Julian Vogel, Rentschler Biopharma SE, Laupheim
Prof. Dr. Stephan von Delft, University of Münster

JuWiChem representative
Niclas Buschner, Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft MbH, Elsteraue

until 30.06.2024
Prof. Dr. Stephan Haubold, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Idstein

until 24.03.2025
Elisabeth Meints, Hobum Oleochemicals, Hamburg

The VCW core team currently comprises:

• Dr. Adam W. Franz, Südzucker AG, Mannheim
• Dr. Achim Ilzhöfer, Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen
• Andreas Konert, DECHEMA, Frankfurt
• Jana Kriesel, Shell Deutschland GmbH, Cologne-Godorf/Wesseling
• Thorsten Kritzer, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
• Dr. Christian Küchenthal, Carl Roth GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe
• Michael Linden, Roche Diagnostics, Frankfurt
• Dr. Andreas Otterbach, formerly BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
• Dr. Joachim von Heimburg, jvhinnovation, Riehen/CH
• Editorial team representative (rotating)

• Prof. Dr. Anna Hehn, University of Kiel
• Prof. Dr. Manuel van Gemmeren, University of Kiel
• Dr. Dirk Hollmann, University of Rostock
• Prof. Dr. Jens Leker, University of Münster
• Prof. Dr. Stephan von Delft, University of Münster
• Prof. Dr. Jörg Adams, Clausthal University of Technology
• Prof. Dr. Thomas J. J. Müller, HHU Düsseldorf
• Dr. Adam W. Franz, HHU Düsseldorf
• Prof. Dr. Stephan Haubold, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Idstein
• Prof. Dr. Jens Hartung, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
• Prof. Dr. Joachim Wegener, University of Regensburg
• Prof. Dr. Christian Weckenborg, University of Regensburg
• Prof. Dr. Michael Hiete, University of Ulm
• Prof. Dr. Stefan Seeger, University of Zurich, Switzerland

The Association for Chemistry and Business (VCW) may be supported by an advisory board comprising renowned personalities from the chemical industry and related sectors. These advisory boards provide important input from companies and industry, as the interests of industry and those employed in industry are given significant weight in VCW activities.