Bridging Research and Industry

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Jess holds the Chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bayreuth.

Achim Schmidt-Rodenkirchen studied chemical engineering at the University of Dortmund. Since 2000, he has been employed at InVerTec e.V. as a technology and project manager and became a board member in 2016. Since 2025 he is CEO of InVerTec e.V. He has special expertise in chemical recycling of polymers, monomer production for fluorinated polymers, fluidized-bed technologies and plasma processes. Furthermore, as CEO of InVerTec he is also responsible for research in the field of polymer recycling.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Gerdes is head of the Keylab Glass Technology at the Chair of Ceramic Materials at the University of Bayreuth and a co-founder of InVerTec.

Andreas Rosin studied chemical engineering at the University of Dortmund and has been with InVerTec since 2001. He is responsible for process development and simulation. His main areas of responsibility include the design and optimization of reactor designs, glass technology and simulation.

Frank Neuner studied environmental and process engineering at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. At InVerTec, he works in the area of process development and engineering. His responsibilities also include creating R&I flow diagrams using CAD software.

Chemist responsible for analytical activities and chemical management. Her work includes the characterization and evaluation of materials, analytical method development, data analysis and the safe and compliant management of chemicals. She supports research and process development through reliable analytical data and structured chemical management.