Andreas Kuenkel
BASF SE, Germany
Biography
Andreas Kunkel is a Vice President and Head of Biopolymer Research of BASF. After his PhD in Microbiology at the Max Planck Institute in Marburg, he started his BASF career within the Central R&D department followed by Marketing Positions within the divisions Fine Chemicals and Performance Polymers. Since starting in BASF in 1999, his focus has been the strategic development and marketing of chemicals and polymers based on renewable resources using the synergies between classical chemistry and biotechnology.
Abstract
Abstract : Symbiosis of chemistry and biology: BASF’S biodegradable and renewable polymers