RTG Expert Talk with Ulrich Weitz (CEO of IBU-tec)

As part of the RTG Expert Talk series, Mr. Ulrich Weitz CEO of the IBU-tec Group, with headquarters in Weimar, was a guest at the Boysen-TUD Research Training Group on April 21, 2022. Mr. Weitz reported in detail about his exciting, personal career as an employee and on to his successful self-employment endeavours. In doing so, he clearly demonstrated the often risky decisions that had to be made, but also the opportunities and power of vision that came with them. Mr. Weitz obviously knew how to use decisions and vision well. Back in 2000 he acquired the company IBU-tec, which he turned around from the ground up. He led it from an impending insolvency to a successful, publicly traded company with annual sales of over 50 million euros. The Weitz family currently holds 49% of the company's shares. In addition to his fascinating presentation, he gave the students valuable tips and advice for their professional and personal development based on his personal experience.

Prof. Beckmann, who has maintained a good relationship with the entrepreneur for over 20 years, introduced the lecture. In addition, there is a close professional connection of the Research Training Group to IBU-tec AG, with an associated scholarship holder of Cluster A (New Materials for the Traffic Turnaround) is sponsored by the company. The research of the cluster is mainly concerned with pulsation reactors, a technology whose industrial application plays an important role at IBU-tec.