Wolfgang Halter

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Head of Data Science and Bioinformatics at Merck Gruppe

Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Overview

Dr. Wolfgang Halter is the Head of Data Science and Bioinformatics at Merck Life Science, applying his engineering background from the University of Stuttgart to drive innovation. He focuses on mathematical optimization, AI, and gene editing. He is a frequent podcast guest and speaker on accelerating R&D through data-driven strategies.

He is passionate about developing open-source tools to benefit the broader scientific community, as shown by his teams work on the BayBE project for Bayesian optimization. He actively fosters collaboration and shares knowledge through public speaking and promoting his teams work, indicating a strong belief in community-driven progress.

His team developed an open-source library, BayBE, that can reduce experimental time in drug development by up to 50%.

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Topics They Care About

Bayesian Optimization
Leads the BayBE project at Merck, an open-source library for Bayesian optimization aimed at accelerating R&D and improving experimental design in life sciences.
Open-Source Innovation
He champions developing and releasing open-source tools like BayBE to foster collaboration and accelerate innovation across the entire biotech industry, not just within Merck.
Digital Ethics
Co-authored a paper on operationalizing digital ethics in data analytics and is quoted in Merck's sustainability report on the importance of this topic for the future.

Media Appearances

Wolfgang has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2023
Head of Data Science and Bioinformatics at Merck Gruppe
2-2022 - 8-2023
Head of Data Science for Life Science at Merck Gruppe
7-2021 - 2-2022
Senior Data Scientist at Merck Gruppe
2-2014 - 6-2019
Research Assistant at Uni Stuttgart - Institute for Systems Theory and Automatic Control
8-2017 - 10-2017
Visiting Research Scientist at Caltech

Education

2014 - 2019
Dr. Ing. from University of Stuttgart
2007 - 2013
Dipl. Ing. from University of Stuttgart

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Exp : 9 Location : Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Data Science and Bioinformatics at Merck Gruppe
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