Bernd Beck

Bernd Beck has extensive work experience in the field of computational chemistry. Bernd began their career in 1992 as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Organic Chemistry I at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, where they focused on semiempirical MO-methods for QSAR/QSPR and docking studies. Bernd then worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Physical Chemistry at the University of Jena for a brief period in 1996.

In 1996, Bernd joined the Computer-Chemistry-Center at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg as a Research Assistant, where they worked on the development of a method to predict properties based on descriptors calculated with semiempirical molecular orbital calculations in collaboration with Oxford Molecular Ltd.

Bernd's next role was as a Scientific Consultant at Oxford Molecular Ltd in 1999, where they were responsible for the development of Diamond Properties as part of the Diamond Discovery database concept.

In 2000, Bernd joined Accelrys GmbH as a Project Leader, where they were responsible for the further development of Diamond Properties. Their duties included the development of new prediction models, introduction of new descriptors, and pre-sales and post-sales activities.

Since 2001, Bernd has been working at Boehringer Ingelheim. Bernd started as a Principal Scientist in Computational Chemistry and held this role until 2019. In 2019, they were promoted to Head of the Computational Chemistry Team CC1. Recently, in August 2021, they were further promoted to the role of Associate Director CC1 Computational Chemistry.

Bernd Beck completed their education in Chemistry from Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, earning a Diplom degree. Bernd attended the university from 1986 to 1992.