Bayer Technology Services and the Technical University of Dortmund establish the INVITE research company
New technlogies for green chemical industry
The Managing Director of INVITE GmbH is Michael Lorenz, a process engineer who has held a number of different positions at Bayer in Germany and abroad since 1989. The Cologne native served as a project manager at Bayer sites in Baytown, Texas, United States, and Map Ta Phut, Thailand, and was most recently responsible for project management of R&D projects at Bayer Technology Services.
“Entirely new technologies are required to achieve a further substantial improvement of production processes with respect to sustainability and resource conservation. With this research center, we not only seek to develop innovative reaction and process technologies with the help of process intensification, microreaction technology or modular, standardized fabrication units, we would also like to “invite” – in the truest sense of the word – all stakeholders involved, regardless of the competitive situation, to follow and shape this work in public,” said Lorenz, explaining the name of the research company. The name is derived from the terms “innovations,”, “visions,” and “technologies,” and is intended to reflect the paradigm shift in the European chemical industry, according to Lorenz. Professor Metin Tolan, Prorector Research at TU Dortmund and a member of the INVITE GmbH Supervisory Board, explains that BTS and TU Dortmund are establishing an open innovation environment with INVITE that will lead a significant shortening of innovation times. Furthermore, the results of the research projects will also be provided to students participating in initial and continuing education programs as well as to working professionals.
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