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Max Hefti is a seasoned investment professional with expertise in decarbonizing the energy, chemical, and power sectors. He has a strong background in process engineering, simulation, and optimization, with a focus on CO2 capture applications and production of blue hydrogen. Max has held various roles at ETH Zurich, Novartis, and Wyss Zurich, and is currently an Investment Manager - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures.

Experience

  • Emerald Technology Ventures
    • Zurich, Switzerland
    • Investment Manager - Energy
      • Aug 2022 - Present
      • Zurich, Switzerland

      Investing in emerging technology for decarbonizing / defossilizing the energy, chemical and power sectors. Main focus areas: CCUS, Hydrogen, Synthetic fuels. Involved in all phases of the investment process: sourcing, evaluating, selecting, and supporting innovative startups from early diligence to exit.

    • Team Lead (cross functional)
      • Jan 2018 - Aug 2022
      • Zurich, Switzerland

      Novel therapies for Liver Repair & Regeneration; medical device development hardware software; real-time biomarker detection R/Python; project management; regulatory strategy; quality management

    • R&D Systems Engineer @Liver4Life
      • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

      Medical device development; abstracting clinical requirements and implementation; ISO 13485, 14971, IEC 62304

    • Postdoctoral Research Scientist
      • Jul 2016 - Dec 2016

    • Doctoral Researcher
      • Oct 2011 - Jul 2016

      Doctoral Dissertation in process engineering, focusing on process design, simulation and optimization. Resulted in several peer-reviewed publications and patents, available on Google Scholar:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YusXcYAAAAAJ&hl=enDevelopment of adsorption-based gas separation processes with a focus on CO2 capture applications and production of blue hydrogen. Development of a Fortran-based process simulator with colleagues for both research and industrial use by industry partner.

  • Novartis
    • Basel Area, Switzerland
    • Chemical Engineer
      • Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
      • Basel Area, Switzerland

      Process Optimization: Campaign of crystallization experiments; statistical analysis of resulting dataProcess analytics: Hands-on experience with various analytics tools

  • ETH Zurich
    • Zürich Area, Switzerland
    • Research Assistant
      • Feb 2010 - Jun 2010
      • Zürich Area, Switzerland

      Synthesis of polymer-functionalized nanoparticle for use in catalysis. Resulted in a publication: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2011/jm/c0jm03338c/unauth

Education

  • 2019 - 2021
    ETH Zürich
    Diploma of Advanced Studies in Applied Statistics (DAS ETH STAT), MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
  • 2011 - 2016
    ETH Zürich
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Process Engineering, Process Simulation, Process Optimization
  • 2010 - 2011
    Columbia University in the City of New York
    Master’s Degree, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • 2009 - 2011
    Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
    Master’s Degree, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • 2006 - 2009
    Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
    Bachelor’s Degree, Chemical Engineering

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