Christian is a passionate entrepreneur. He has built several companies from zero to successful exit, including a listing on the NYSE. His three kids challenge him to go from contributor to climate change to becoming part of the solution. Christian is dedicated to make a significant contribution to the 1.5 degrees goal of the Paris climate agreement.

Marek discovered his enthusiasm for natural sciences already as a teenager. He gained early laboratory experience at Lise-Meitner School of Science. After studying chemistry at the Humboldt University of Berlin and earning his doctorate in catalysis at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT), he recognized early on the importance of quantum mechanical simulations for the future of chemical research. He established CreativeQuantum GmbH, one of the world's leading service providers in this field. Marek is the inventor of C1 technology and uses his pioneering know-how at C1 purposefully to develop climate-friendly chemical processes.

Mathias has two decades of corporate experience in the engineering and clean technology sector. He has spearheaded numerous joint development programs to effectively commercialize cutting-edge technologies. With a background in biochemical engineering from RWTH Aachen and a doctorate in Biotechnology from the University of Stuttgart, Mathias has honed the skill of seamlessly bridging natural and engineering sciences. His areas of expertise encompass Green Hydrogen, Energy Storage, 2nd Gen Bio-Ethanol, Algae Biofuels, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion, and Direct CO2 Air Capture.

Haik understands how to finance and commercialize first of it‘s kind technologies – based on his US clean tech start-up and blue chip global industry leader experience. He strongly believes that the most efficient way to fight climate change is to leverage deep technology and world-class know-how.

Ralph is passionate about scientific knowledge and its technical application. As a habilitated engineer (LIKAT, TU Berlin and BasCat) and co-founder of C1, he develops novel catalyst technologies. His contribution to the success of the green transition are novel electrodes for efficient water electrolysis as well as catalysts for the direct conversion of hydrogen into chemical storage molecules.

As a chemist in the catalysis laboratory, Anastasiia is working on the improvement of our system's catalytical performance under mild reaction conditions. Her previous research was focused on the photoswitchable phosphine metal complexes and their implementation in homogeneous catalysis.

Gordon has gained extensive experience as a scientist in the synthesis and optimization of the new methanol system. As a chemist in the catalyst laboratory, his aim is to further increase the efficiency of the system.

As a passionate chemical-technical assistant, Anna beautifully complements our Catalysis Laboratory team. Not only is she tall herself, but so are her ambitions for C1.

As a chemist, Reike is responsible for scaling up and optimising our catalyst synthesis. His research horizon ranges from organometallic catalysis to phosphorus chemistry and environmental chemistry.

Konrad has developed a wide range of bimetallic homogeneous carbonyl catalysts that enable environmentally friendly catalysis. With his expertise, he continuously optimizes the synthesis processes of our catalyst and thus contributes to sustainable chemistry.

Timo successfully completed not only one apprenticeship, but two. He is both a chemical-technical assistant and a mechatronics engineer, making him the Swiss army knife in the C1 laboratory when it comes to technology.

As a trained Chemical Laboratory Technician with an analytical background in research, Otto is prepared to embark on the green journey, contributing his expertise for the betterment of the world.

As a business psychologist, Wenke is passionate about working with people. She supports C1 in all things that move us forward as a team.

Julius ambition is to get sound ideas to reality. With a PhD in physics, he led the design and implementation of strategic programs at NOW GmbH to enable innovation and technology scale-up. This experience he contributes to C1 strategy now.

As a chemical and process engineer, Sara has extensive experience in the realisation and operation of pilot plants from her time at Fraunhofer PAZ. She has close ties to the Halle-Leipzig region and works on site in Leuna as plant manager.

Thorsten developed and piloted advanced homogeneous catalysis technologies during his PhD. At C1 he transfers our novel reaction from laboratory scale to our first industrial pilot project.

Daniel is a process control engineer trained in different areas ranging from process automation to data analytics. He acquired his degree at TU Dortmund and makes sure that our plants are operated optimally.

In the process engineering laboratory, Felix is the link between the chemistry and the technical process. He acquired his skills at BasCat, where he modified a catalytic miniplant for a novel process.

Carlo is a chemical engineer with research experience on PtX processes. He optimises the conditions in the process engineering laboratory in order to maximise green methanol production.

Stephan considers himself a problem solver, be it calculation errors in the heavy equipment, scorched components in the prototype or emotional support for colleagues. Always with his sleeves rolled up & getting his hands dirty, preferably in a good team.

Kay joins our team as a trained chemical laboratory technician with a wide range of skills. He has always been driven by solving analytical challenges. He is now using his skills to make the world a little greener with C1.

Ajay is a dedicated chemical engineer with expertise in state-of-the-art methanol synthesis. He successfully implemented automated data analysis solutions using his coding skills. He is excited to apply these skills at C1.

Luca is a passionate engineer with extensive experience in industrial EPC projects. At C1 he is leading the DemoPlant project, pushing C1 to the next Technology Readiness Level.

Kaan leads our Leuna100 project as Project Manager. Previously, he worked as Project Manager for Digitization at BASF and was a doctoral researcher at RWTH Aachen University. His expertise spans process design, optimization, cost analysis, and the model-driven development of demonstration plants.

Martin operates our pilot plant in Leuna. With 18 years of experience as a plant operator in the chemical industry, he is exactly the right person for the job. In his spare time, he is a passionate volunteer firefighter.

Alan is working on the scale-up and recycling of our catalyst. With his experience in Schlenk techniques and hazardous materials, he's eager to implement his skills at C1 to make the world a little greener.

Hamid has extensive experience as a group leader in sustainable process design. With his creative and interdisciplinary attitude, he develops and implements the process concepts in the C1 engineering team.

As a trained chemical laboratory technician, Christian enriches our team and takes on the chemical tasks in our catalyst laboratory.