Minister of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Dr. Wolfgang Blank
Dr. Wolfgang Blank was born in Riedlingen (Baden-Württemberg) on 20th December 1959. He is married and has five children.
Personal Details:
- 1959 born in Riedlingen (Baden-Württemberg)
- Studied biology at the University of Tübingen, degrees: Diplom and doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in Biology (Microbiology)
- 1995 – 2016 CEO of BioTechnikum Greifswald GmbH
- 2001 – March 2014 CEO of BioCon Valley® GmbH
- 2014 – 2016 CEO of Technologiezentrum Fördergesellschaft mbH Vorpommern
- 2016 - 2024 CEO of WITENO GmbH following the merger of Technologiezentrum Fördergesellschaft mbH Vorpommern and BioTechnikum Greifswald GmbH
- Eight years of project management work in the chemical industry (Henkel), two years of which as a postdoc at Kyoto University (Japan)
- Since 11 Dec. 2024 Minister of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Volunteer Boards and Committees
- Since 1996 Board member of the Institute of Marine Biotechnology e.V., Greifswald
- 2002 – 2010 Vice Chairman, 2010 – 2018 Chairman of ScanBalt, Copenhagen
- Since 2013 Chairman of the Association of Technology Centres in MV (VTMV), Greifswald
- Since 2016 Board member of the sustainable development foundation Akademie Nachhaltige Entwicklung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (ANE MV)
- Since 2019 Digitalisation ambassador and member of the Digitalisation Advisory Board
of the State of MV - 2014 – 2024 President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Neubrandenburg (IHK Neubrandenburg)