Carsten Bornhövd
Head of Technology Scouting Bio and Bioinformatics at WACKER
📍 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Dr. Carsten Bornhövd is the Head of Technology Scouting for Bio and Bioinformatics at WACKER Chemie AG. With a Ph. D. from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, he specializes in identifying external innovations in biotechnology and sustainable food tech, such as cultivated meat, to drive corporate development and contribute to a more sustainable future.
He is a co-recipient of the Alexander Wacker Innovation Award for his foundational research on a system for the cost-effective production of pharmaceutical proteins.
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19 Years
Current Role
Head of Technology Scouting Bio and Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Personality Overview
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Priorities
Topics Carsten cares about
Biotech Scouting
His core role at WACKER involves identifying and evaluating external innovations in the fields of biotechnology and bioinformatics to drive the company's growth.
Sustainable Food Tech
Actively involved in WACKER's development of biotechnology solutions for the cultivated meat industry, aiming to support a more sustainable food system.
Career
Work history
3-2023
Head of Technology Scouting Bio and Bioinformatics
WACKER
1-2022 - 2-2023
Head of Technology Scouting Bio
WACKER
2015 - 12-2021
Technologie Scout Biotechnologie
WACKER
2014 - 10-2015
Corporate Development
WACKER
2006 - 2014
Arbeitsgruppenleiter F&E
WACKER
In the press
Media appearances
Wacker Chemie AG presented the “Alexander Wacker Innovation Award” to Dr. Tobias Dasler, Dr. Carsten Bornhövd and Dr. Gunter Wich for their pioneering work on Wacker's proprietary technology. Featured in EuropeWire
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Education
2001 - 2006
Promotion
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
1995 - 2001
Diplom
University of Tübingen
Social presence
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