Dr. Julian Burschka

Dr. Julian Burschka, MBA, serves as the Digital Chemist Program Lead and Focus Area Lead in the R&D Electronics Digital & Data Office at Merck Gruppe since February 2015, overseeing a portfolio of digitalization projects and leading initiatives such as a chatbot application utilizing Generative AI. Previously, Dr. Burschka held multiple roles at Merck, including Global Project Head for R&D relating to Flexible Hardcoat and Quantum Dot Pixel Color Converter technologies, where management of multinational teams and complex R&D strategies were key responsibilities. Dr. Burschka's earlier experience includes a Junior Consultant position and an MBA Fellowship, as well as a doctoral assistantship at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, culminating in a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Academic qualifications also include a Diplom-Chemiker from The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg and various master's degrees in related fields.