Dr. Bernd Hinrichsen

CSO & Co-founder

I'm a materials scientist with nearly 20 years of experience in microstructural characterization, with 12 years managing BASF's central characterization facilities—XRD, SEM, TEM, and solid-state NMR labs. I've worked on industrial materials across catalysts, polymers, coatings, pigments, and battery materials, translating characterization data into actionable insights for formulation and process development. I specialize in powder X-ray diffraction, including synchrotron methods, high-pressure experiments, and 2D data interpretation. My background combines method development at the Max Planck Institute with practical industrial problem-solving at scale. Whether you're troubleshooting a production issue, optimizing a synthesis route, or characterizing a new material, I know how to extract the structural information that matters for your application and communicate it in terms process chemists and engineers can use.