Dr. Moritz Benisch
About Dr. Moritz Benisch
Dr. Moritz Benisch is a Science Manager at Climeworks with a background in chemical engineering, biotechnology, and management consulting.
Current Company
Dr. Moritz Benisch currently works at Climeworks as a Science Manager. He has been with the company since 2023 and is based in Zürich, Switzerland.
Previous Roles and Experience
Before joining Climeworks, Dr. Moritz Benisch gained extensive experience in various scientific and managerial roles. From 2018 to 2023, he worked at ETH Zurich as a Researcher focusing on Control Theory and Systems Biology in the Basel Area. He also held the position of Graduate Teaching Assistant at ETH Zurich from 2020 to 2021. His industry experience includes working as a Management Consulting Analyst at Accenture from 2017 to 2018 in the Zürich Area.
Academic Background
Dr. Moritz Benisch has a robust academic background in Chemical and Bioengineering. He earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) with Distinction from ETH Zürich between 2015 and 2017, and also completed his Master Thesis Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2017. His undergraduate studies were completed at ETH Zürich, where he achieved a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering from 2012 to 2016. Dr. Benisch also participated in an exchange program at the National University of Singapore.
PhD and Research Focus
Dr. Moritz Benisch completed a PhD focusing on the automation of biotechnological production processes. His research experience extends to working as a Research Assistant in the Richard D. Braatz Lab at MIT in 2017. His areas of expertise include process modelling and downstream purification in bioprocess engineering.
Leadership and Organizational Roles
Dr. Moritz Benisch has held several leadership and organizational roles. He served as the President of Chemtogether from 2015 to 2016 and was a Member of its Planning Committee from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, he worked as Industry Relations Manager for the Vereinigung der Chemie Studierenden an der ETHZ from 2013 to 2014. He also gained teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant at ETH Zürich from 2013 to 2016.