Minister of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Dr Wolfgang Blank

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Wolfgang Blank, Minister of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour

Wolfgang Blank, Minister of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour

Wolfgang Blank, Minister of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour

  • 1959 born in Ried­lingen (Baden-Würt­temberg)
  • Studied biology at the University of Tübingen, degrees: Diplom and doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in Biology (Microbiology)
  • 1995 – 2016 CEO of BioTechnikum Greifswald GmbH
  • 2001 – March 2014 CEO of BioCon Valley® GmbH
  • 2014 – 2016 CEO of Technologiezentrum Fördergesellschaft mbH Vorpommern
  • 2016 - 2024 CEO of WITENO GmbH following the merger of Technologiezentrum Fördergesellschaft mbH Vorpommern and BioTechnikum Greifswald GmbH
  • Eight years of project management work in the chemical industry (Henkel), two years of which as a postdoc at Kyoto University (Japan)
  • Since 11 Dec. 2024 Minister of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Mecklenburg-Vorpommern


Volunteer Boards and Committees

  • Since 1996 Board member of the Institute of Marine Biotechnology e.V., Greifswald
  • 2002 – 2010 Vice Chairman, 2010 – 2018 Chairman of ScanBalt, Copenhagen
  • Since 2013 Chairman of the Association of Technology Centres in MV (VTMV), Greifswald
  • Since 2016 Board member of the sustainable development foundation Akademie Nachhaltige Entwicklung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (ANE MV)
  • Since 2019 Digitalisation ambassador and member of the Digitalisation Advisory Board
    of the State of MV
  • 2014 – 2024 President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Neubrandenburg (IHK Neubrandenburg)