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Dr. Timo Fleßner
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Dr. Timo Fleßner

SVP, Global Head Product Supply API
Dr. Timo Fleßner has been in charge of Global Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Production at Bayer Pharma Product Supply since 2020. The API network consists of the five global locations: Bergkamen, Berlin and Wuppertal in Germany, Orizaba in Mexico and La Felguera in Spain with a total of > 3,500 employees.
After studying chemistry in Oldenburg, Paris and Hannover and a Postdoc in San Diego, Dr. Fleßner joined Bayer AG in 2000, where he held various management positions in R&D as well as in Product Supply within the pharmaceuticals sector. Among other things, he worked as Head of Supply Center in Bergkamen and Wuppertal as well as Head of Chemical API Development.
Amongst some additional roles, he is currently Treasurer on the Board of the German Chemical Society and he is engaged as a lecturer at the University of Hannover.
Dr. Fleßner lives with his wife and two sons in Wuppertal.
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Monday, 05 June, 2023 / 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM CEST
Case Study: Digital twin and AI — A Game Changer for Process Understanding

Digital twin and artificial intelligence are an integrated part of Bayer`s smart manufacturing approach in the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) production process. Join Dr. Timo Fleßner, Head of Global API Production, as he discusses how technology has enabled Bayer to maximize quality, minimize losses and improve manufacturing cost through comprehensive process understanding.

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