Christian Witz

CEO at SimVantage

Speaker

Christian Witz did his PhD in the group of Prof. Khinast at the Graz University of Technology on the topic of multiphase reactor simulation using the lattice Boltzmann method. He then established the Computational Bioprocess Engineering group at the institute with the goal of finding, testing, validating and interconnecting highly efficient algorithms for graphic processing units (GPUs) to simulate the physical process inside devices like the bioreactor. This in-house code base is the basis for the spin-off SimVantage, which provides a cloud-based simulation software and consulting for stirred and/or aerated reactors. The spin-off has recently received the highest award for applied research in Austria, the Houska price.