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Dr. Markus Roggen

Dr. Markus Roggen is founder of Controlled Chemistry, an academic joint venture licensed for cannabis research focused on extraction optimization, analytical testing, and process development. Controlled Chemistry is the rebirth of Delic Labs / Complex Biotech Discovery, reorganized toward Catalytic Theory Crafting and Conceptual Seedbed Studies. Roggen received his M/Sci degree from Imperial College, London, UK in 2008. He received his Ph.D. in 2012 in organic chemistry at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ), and completed a postdoc in physical organic chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla in 2014. He then entered the cannabis industry in 2014 and since has held executive positions in analytical and production companies. His research into process optimization and analytical methods has been recognized with a number of awards, ElSohley Award of the ACS, Cannabis Scientist Power List 2020, 2021 & 2022, among others. Roggen is also a trusted adviser and mentor to multiple startups, startup accelerators and organizations.