Our Team.
WORKING TOGETHER FOR YOUR SUCCESS.
The Corvay Consult team is a close-knit team that has set itself the task of precisely specifying goals, defining the critical path to achieving them and successfully delivering results. Corvay Consult builds on many years of international industry- and project experience. In the areas of bioeconomy, pharmaceuticals/vaccines and chemicals, we offer process and industry-specific knowledge coupled with sound practical experience and business expertise.
Dr. Albrecht Läufer
Founder & Partner
Expert in the setting-up, management and development of companies and start-ups. Expert in growth strategies.
Vita Dr. Albrecht Läufer
Dr. Läufer has over 30 years of international management experience in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry in management positions.
He is the owner and Managing Director of Corvay GmbH and Corvay Specialty Chemicals GmbH.
He has been a partner and Managing Director of BluCon Biotech GmbH, Cologne, since 2017.
In 2002, he co-founded Vakzine Projekt Management (VPM), which he developed and managed as Managing Partner from 2003 to 2008.
At Solvay Pharmaceuticals, he was Regional Director for Asia, Canada, Australia, Turkey, the Middle East and South Africa from 1997 to 2003. As Managing Director of Solvay Enzymes from 1993 to 1997, he was responsible for the global detergent enzymes business and the entire enzymes business in Europe.
Dr. Läufer studied biochemistry in Tübingen and chemistry in Basel. He holds a doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Braunschweig.
Dr. Birgit Barden-Läufer
Partner
Expert for business psychology and corporate organization, as well as the development of communication strategies.
Vita Dr. Birgit Barden-Läufer
Dr. Birgit Barden-Läufer has more than 20 years of experience in international cooperation, management and organization. She is a trained systemic management consultant.
She studied linguistics and psychology at the University of Konstanz, earned her doctorate in sociolinguistics at the University of Hamburg and taught for four years at the Universitas Negri Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Dr. David Müller
Partner
Expert for R&D, operational excellence, process optimization, quality- and project management as well as the development of sustainability strategies.
Vita Dr. David Müller
Dr. David Müller has many years of international experience in the research and development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and in custom synthesis. Most recently, he was responsible for the development of parenteral drugs as a project manager.
He studied chemistry in Germany and Australia and obtained his doctorate in organic chemistry in Cologne. David Müller holds a project management certificate from the International Project Management Association (IPMA Level D).
Sebastian Schmidt
Partner
Expert in sales and marketing, supply chain optimization and-market entry strategies, as well as market and competitor analysis.
Vita Sebastian Schmidt
Sebastian Schmidt studied business administration at the University of Osnabrück and holds a degree in business administration.
Ping Wu
Head of Corvay China
Representative of the Corvay Group in China. Ping Wu maintains close contact with Corvay's consulting and technology customers as well as with the manufacturers who supply Corvay.
Vita Wu Ping
Ping Wu has over 25 years of experience in sales & marketing as well as project and sales management in the United States.
Ms. Ping Wu holds an MBA from the College of Business, Eastern Michigan University USA.
Thomas Overbeck
Commercial Director
Expert in financing strategies, corporate and project controlling, sales and financial planning, and the valuation of companies and businesses.
Vita Thomas Overbeck
Thomas Overbeck has more than 25 years of professional experience in the areas of administration, accounting and taxes. He has been supporting Corvay in these areas since fall 2019.
He studied business administration in Göttingen and then successfully passed the tax consultant and auditor exams.
Partner Experts
Dr. Joachim Schulze
Expert for Engineering and Production
Expert in industrial-scale bioprocess factory design with more than 35 years of experience in industrial engineering, including more than 17 years in biotech scale-up.
Vita Dr. Albrecht Läufer
Bruno Rudnik
Expert for Sustainable Technologies
Managing Director of SEF Venture Management; expert for start-up consulting as well as for internationalization strategies and innovation projects for environmental technologies.
Vita Bruno Rudnik
Bruno Rudnik has 15 years of experience in advising European, American and Asian corporations, SMEs and start-ups on their internationalization strategies and investment projects in global growth markets.
His industry focus is on environmental technologies such as bio-based chemicals/materials, waste and circular economy, energy efficiency and air/water/soil treatment. His work focuses on projects in emerging markets in Asia.
Bruno Rudnik headed the global "Chemical Industry Practice" for a leading German consulting firm in Munich and Shanghai. Since 2011, he has been Managing Director of SusTech Consult in Munich and supports innovative environmental technology companies with market entry, technology scaling and financing in Asia, e.g. in China and India.
In addition, Bruno Rudnik is a specialist spokesperson for environmental technologies at the German-Chinese Business Association (DCW), the leading network for the promotion of economic relations between Germany and China. For the DCW, he comments and moderates current topics on the challenges and opportunities of German-Chinese cooperation in the field of environmental technologies.
Bruno Rudnik studied business administration in Germany, Sweden and China and holds a degree in business administration from the University of Passau.
