Holger Ernst received his PhD in chemistry at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, in 2002. In addition to his involvement in the joint research lab with the University of Applied Sciences of Bielefeld, Mr. Ernst is head of Innovation, Research and Development at Miele & Cie. KG facility in Bielefeld.

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