Prof. Dr. Wiltrud Treffenfeldt

Over 25 years of experience in industrial-, pharmaceutical- and agricultural biotechnology in the following positions:

• Chief Technology Officer Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dow Europe GmbH
• Research and Development Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Dow Europe GmbH
• Director, Bioprocess Research and Development, Dow AgroSciences, USA
• Director, BioPharma at Dow, USA
• Director of Biological and Environmental Engineering at Degussa/Evonik

Honorary professorship and 16 years as a lecturer at the University of Hannover, Biotechnology / Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineerin.

• Participation in national and international research committees: Dechema Karl Winnaker Institute, GVC, OECD, Advisory Board of the Bioeconomy Center, Jülich, VCI
• Member of the Bioeconomy Council (first working period), spokesperson for the Industrial Biotechnology Association
• Member of the board of numerous SMEs and Dow Olefinverbund Germany
• Winner of the 2012 'Industrial Biotechnology Nord' Award

• Head of Research and Development at Dow Europe, Middle East and Africa, with the objective of strengthening and further expanding existing internal research activities in these regions
• Development of the research organisation towards future growth markets in the areas of energy efficiency, infrastructure, water production and recycling, transportation and materials science
• Establishment of cooperations with academic and industrial partners