Toni Voebel, M. Sc.

Career development

  • Oct 2024 – present
    • Co-Founder and Managing Director, MANUGY GmbH, Cologne, Germany
      • Founding of a start-up for the enablement of next-gen battery cells with a focus on battery production  
  • Jun 2022 – Sep 2024
    • Group Leader, “Precision Engineering and Automation” Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, Aachen, Germany
      • Management and promotion of scientific and technical staff
      • Strategic organization of group and research topics (development of a new machine architecture)
      • Organization of equipment and resources, distribution of activities within the group
  • May 2018 – Sep 2024
    • Project Manager and Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, Aachen, Germany
      • Acquisition, project planning, management and implementation of industrial and research projects in the fields of energy storage systems (fuel cells, electrolyzers, Li-ion batteries, ASSB), life science engineering, micro- and nanotechnology, ultra-precision technology and machine tools

Education

  • May 2018 – present
    • Part-time doctorate (Dr.-Ing.), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
      • Topic of the dissertation: Continuous production of metallic bipolar plates
      • Planned completion in 12/2025
  • Oct 2015 – present
    • M.Sc. Economics, RWTH-Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
      • Specialization in General Management
      • Semester abroad at Tongji University in Shanghai as a CSC scholarship holder of the Chinese Ministry of Education (China Scholarship Council) (2016/2017)
  • Oct 2015 – Apr 2018
    • M.Sc. Physics, RWTH-Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
      • Specialization in the experimental physics of condensed matter
      • Stay abroad as Research Assistant at the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC@DCU) for Embedded Bioanalytical Systems at Dublin City University (2017)
  • Oct 2012 – Sep 2015
    • B.Sc. Physics, RWTH-Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Skills & Interests

  • Leadership
    Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary teams in industrial and technological environments. Focused on empowering teams, aligning strategy with execution, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement to drive innovation and performance at scale.
  • DeepTech/Innovation
    A passion for connecting advanced technologies with real-world applications. Committed to fostering innovation ecosystems and enabling the transfer of cutting-edge research into scalable, high-impact solutions within industrial production contexts.
  • Physics
    Deeply rooted in the principles of applied physics with a strong interest in energy storage systems. Strong focus in exploring advanced materials, electrochemical processes, and system integration strategies that enhance the performance, sustainability, and scalability of next-generation energy storage solutions.
  • Languages
    German, English
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