Francois Loviat

Francois Loviat is a seasoned professional in the fields of sales, process engineering, and project management, currently serving as Leiter Verkauf & Verfahrenstechnik at Buss AG since 2017. Prior experience includes a tenure at Sulzer from 2008 to 2017, where Francois held roles such as Project Manager responsible for managing technical and commercial aspects of industrial-scale plants, Head of PLA Plant overseeing polymer production operations, Start-up and Commissioning Manager for new plants, and Development Engineer leading a corporate research project on biopolymer production. Earlier experience includes serving as a Scientific Assistant at Paul Scherrer Institut, where Francois created catalysts for natural gas conversion, and a Diploma Student at Merck Serono, focusing on the characterization of bioreactors. Francois holds a PhD in Chemistry from ETH Zürich and an MSc in Chemical Engineering from EPFL.