Prof. Ernst Wagner is Chair of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Pharmacy and Center of Nanoscience at LMU Munich (since 2001). From 1992-2001 he was Director Cancer Vaccines, Boehringer Ingelheim (world-wide first polymer-based gene therapy trial in 1994), 1987-1995 Group Leader at IMP Vienna and Vienna University Biocenter, 1985-1987 postdoc at ETH Zurich, in 1985 PhD in chemistry (TU Vienna). He is Academician of European Academy of Sciences, member of Controlled Release Society (CRS) College of Fellows, Honorary Professor at Sichuan University, Board Member of German Society for Gene Therapy. He authored 522 publications, 54 339 citations, h-index 116 (GS).
Heinz Langhals
LMU University of Munich
Germany
Prof. Dr. Heinz Langhals is a renowned organic chemist and former Professor of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry at the University of Munich (LMU). With a PhD from the University of Freiburg, he has conducted groundbreaking research in dye chemistry, reaction mechanisms, polymer chemistry, and the conservation of cultural heritage. His work includes the development of stable fluorescent dyes and contributions to the preservation of the Terracotta Army’s polychromy. Prof. Langhals has received prestigious awards, including the Werner von Siemens Medal and INDUSTRIEPREIS 2015. He is currently a guest professor at JKU University, Linz, and continues his scientific work.
Stefan Stolte
Stefan Stolte
Germany
Prof. Stefan Stolte is a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of environmental science and chemistry. He studied chemistry at the University of Bremen, Germany, and earned his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Bernd Jastorff. His research career includes postdoctoral work at the University of Gda?sk and Fundación Tekniker, focusing on sustainable chemistry and nano-scale interactions. Prof. Stolte held leadership roles at the University of Bremen's Center for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology (UFT) and became a visiting professor at the University of Gda?sk. Since 2018, he has held the chair of Hydrochemistry and Water Technology at TU Dresden, where he is also the Director of the Institute of Water Chemistry.
Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu
CNR, Bologna, Italy & AMU, Poznan
Poland
Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu was born in 1952 in Nikea (Greece) where he grew up and went to school until the age of 18. He went to Italy for University studies and received a doctorate degree in chemistry from the University of Bologna in 1976. In 1977, he moved to England for two years postdoctoral appointment at York University (1977-1979, Professor R.O.C. Norman) and in the end of 1979 he moved to Canada for three years as research associate at the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa (1980-1982, Professor K.U. Ingold). In 1983, he joined the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) in Bologna (Italy) where he has been Research Director since 1991. In March 2014 he was appointed as the Director of the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the NCSR “Demokritos” in Athens (Greece) and from May 2015 he served as the vice-President of the NCSR “Demokritos”. In June 2016 he moved back to Bologna, to his Research Director position at ISOF-CNR. In the end of 2019, he retired from CNR at the age of 67 years old and from February 2020 he is Senior Research Associate at ISOF-CNR. He is co-Founder and past-President (until 30 May 2023) of the company Lipinutragen, founded in 2005 as a spin-off company of CNR. From February 2019, he is also Visiting Professor at the Center for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland).
