Projects


DATIpilot – BioBlock

Director | 2025–present | €5M BMBF

Blockchain-based infrastructure for FAIR biotech data. More info

MANA.energy

CTO & Co-founder | 2024–present | €1M EU, DE

Battery technology startup. More info

T!Raum Berlin – greenCHEM (SuperFlexEl)

Co-PI | 2021–ongoing | €9M BMBF (€560K)

Innovation ecosystem for green chemistry across Berlin’s academic institutions and SMEs. More info | Hamburger Abendblatt Coverage

Ukraine Digital / Scholars-at-Risk

Academic Ambassador | 2022–2023

Support and digital access for scholars affected by war. WEF Agenda

Energy Materials Accelerator (EnerMAC)

Coordinator | 2022–2023 | €250K BMWK

Innovation network promoting energy materials R&D across Germany and Canada. More info

Biotechnology Accelerator (BioAcc)

Coordinator | (in progress) 2025–2027 | €260K BMWE

Cross-border collaboration to advance sustainable biotech and data-driven research. More info

Academic Publishing and AI

Nachrichten aus der Chemie | 2023

How AI tools disrupt conventional scientific publishing. More info | DOI

The Missing Link of Science in Policy

Advisor | Ongoing | WEF, Genshagener Kreis, Frontiers Policy Lab

How scientists could reshape global policy. Der Wiarda Blog

Emergency Hand Sanitizer Initiative – COVID-19

Co-Initiator & Coordinator | March–April 2020

Led Humboldt University’s rapid response to hand sanitizer shortages during COVID-19, supplying up to 1100 L/day to Charité and Berlin public institutions under WHO guidelines and BAuA emergency approval. Springer Nature Article | Tagesspiegel Coverage

WO 2017/024022 – Two‑Dimensional Carbon Nitride

PCT/GB2014/052568 | US20170240422A1

Synthesis of crystalline 2D graphitic carbon nitride (C₃N₄), a semiconductor material with applications in photocatalysis and energy storage. Patent link

WO 2020/216408 – Li-Ion Battery Anode

PCT/DE2020/100294 | DE102019110450B3

Describes a scalable one-pot production method for silicon-triazine polymer anodes on copper foil, enhancing lithium-ion battery performance. Patent link

WO 2023/041122A1– Battery Cathode Technology

PCT/DE2022/100690 | DE102021124299A1

Patent application describing a novel cathode composition and fabrication process for rechargeable batteries. Patent link