Archives: Speakers.

Michel Eberlein

Like all Incorez salespeople, Michel EBERLEIN is a chemist who enjoys working with formulators – helping them to understand and solve their formulating problems. After gaining his PhD, he worked in an R&D advisory role before moving to a sales position. He joined Incorez 8+ years ago as European Sales Manager and is now managing… Read more »

Pilar Casas

Pilar Casas studied Chemical Engineering and Business & Organizational Engineering at UPC. In 2010, she got a PhD in Polymeric Materials at UPC too and in 2013 got a Management Development Program at UOC. Since 2007, she is professor at the Coatings Technology Postgraduate Program at IQS and since last year, she is associated professor… Read more »

Peter Harbers

Graduated in 1988 1988: Exachem Netherlands, R&D manager automotive and refinish coatings. 2000: EFKA Additives Netherlands. Technical service-, Application and Product Development-, Technical Marketing manager. 2000: Ciba Specialty Chemicals (EFKA) Shanghai. Head formulation additives Asia 2012: Beckers Guangzhou, Global Technical Director CDF, 3C coatings 2014: Marabu Kunshan, Technical Director for the touch screen glass coatings…. Read more »

Francisco J. López

Francisco is the product manager for instruments related with material characterization. He has worked at IESMAT since 2015, where he started as an application specialist for particle size and separations techniques. He is an environmental scientist and his PhD was focused in developing and using green self-assembled supramolecular systems in analytical chemistry.

Miguel Puncernau

Ingeniero Químico, IQS, – Instituto Petrolquimica Aplicada, UPC Barcelona – MBA, Máster en Administración de Empresas IESE – Superior Tecnico en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, UPC Barcelona -European Safety Management Group (ESMG), varios cursos 2001-act. ATEX Explosiones & Seguridad, Puncernau Asociados SL, Director 2994 Fike Ibérica, Gerente, Explosión Protección CONSULTORÍA, ENSAYOS, CERTIFICACIONES, CURSOS, JUICIOs &… Read more »

Carlos Troyano

Carlos Troyano graduated in Chemistry with a Master’s in Organic Chemistry from the University of Barcelona. During his academic years, his research focused on the synthesis and study of new water-soluble porphyrins. In 2019 he began his professional development working at LEITAT collaborating in national and European projects related to organic chemistry. He currently works… Read more »

Sarah Peinhopf

Working since 20 years in CHT Germany GmbH. Started as a Laboratory Chemist and Technical Engineer. Now Product manager for the Brand VARIPHOB (hydrophobic agents for architectural coatings). Actual department is business field Construction & Assembly.

Christian Plana

Christian Plana is product managing raw materials for Coatings, Paints and Inks in Quimidroga since mid 2013. After studying Chemical Engineering and Industrial Engineering at IQS, he joined Quimidroga, first as logistic coordinator and later joining to the coatings, paints and Inks sales force.

Oliver Peters

Oliver Peters is heading the Applied Research &Technology lab for Architectural Coatings and Floor coatings in the business line Coating Additives at Evonik Operations GmbH since beginning of 2021. After studying chemistry and technology of coatings at the University Paderborn, he joined in 2012 the Business Unit Coating Additives. Since 2016 he was working as… Read more »