Christian Patze
Christian Patze, PhD, joined M Ventures in October 2016 and is currently a Principal in the Performance Materials Fund. In this role, he is investing in early-stage companies in the materials and tech space with a focus on the semiconductor and display industries. Previously, he was working for the Inhouse Consulting group at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany where he conducted various projects with a focus on strategy development and project management in the business sectors Life Science and Performance Materials. Prior to that, he was in strategic marketing of Air Liquide Germany, developing a new sales channel for the small customer segment.
Christian studied chemistry in Heidelberg (Germany) and Sheffield (UK) and obtained a PhD working with BASF SE on new host materials for blue phosphorescent OLEDs as well as soluble TADF emitters. He also holds an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs in Paris (France). Christian is based in Darmstadt.
Sarah Kundst
Danielle Lay
Wil Schoenmakers MSc
Dr. Stefan Buzoianu
Stefan is a veterinarian and has worked on porcine intestinal health and herd health management since 2007. Originally from Romania, he achieved his PhD in Ireland, working on porcine health biomarkers and digestive health. Post PhD, he worked in research with Teagasc in Ireland, on porcine gut-microbiota interactions in relation to pig growth.
His interests include intestinal physiology and the "Health through nutrition" concept as well as applying LEAN Six Sigma to research projects.
Stefan is currently working as an R&D Project Manager for Tonisity, being in charge of trial management and statistical analysis, data mining/visualisation, and interpretation of results.