Stefan Gilb

Stefan Gilb has extensive experience in research and development, primarily within the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Currently serving as the Strategy Implementation Lead for the R&D Strategy 2023 Project Management Office and Digital Strategy Implementation Lead at Merck Group since November 2008, Stefan has also held roles including Head of LIMS Management Group and Principal Scientist, focusing on research informatics for lead finding. Previous positions include Research Scientist at TU München, where responsibilities included leading project teams in spectroscopy on supported metal clusters, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in ultrafast spectroscopy. Early career experiences include freelancing at Abbott and working as a lab assistant at BASF. Stefan Gilb earned a PhD in physical chemistry from Universität Karlsruhe between 1997 and 2001.