Markus Laubscher

Business Unit Head at Orbia

Germany

About

Business transformation professional focusing on regenerative value creation. Connecting purpose, strategy and innovation to deliver superior business performance and positive environmental & social impact. Experienced in initiating and delivering strategic initiatives, both within organizations as well as through external coalitions.

Experience

  • Orbia (Full-time · 6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Business Unit Head Pharma
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      Leading Orbia's business in medical propellants for respiratory drug delivery. We are partnering with all leading respiratory drug delivery companies to transition medical inhalers to a new generation of green propellants and enable the net zero carbon emission targets of this industry.

    • Director Circular Economy & Regeneration
      Apr 2020 - Jul 2024 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Our purpose is to Advance Life Around the World. Orbia is a global company operating through business segments in Precision Agriculture, Building and Infrastructure, Fluor, Data Communications, and Polymer Solutions.

  • Philips (15 yrs 4 mos)
    • Program Manager Circular Economy
      Aug 2013 - Apr 2020 · 6 yrs 9 mos

      - Support pilot projects on implementing circular economy within the different Philips businesses - Track progress and knowledge management - Drive learning & capacity building - Manage external partnerships: Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Guardian Sustainable Business, World Economic Forum, McKinsey

    • Senior Manager Business Development
      Jul 2009 - Jul 2013 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      -Represented Philips in cross-sector round-table on social Life-Cycle-Assessment. -Managed joint project development of key market innovation teams and central innovation hub. -Delivered inventory of Philips innovations for Base-of-Pyramid customers to Philips Africa. -Developed and transferred value proposition for mainstream consumers to grow their own food supplements at home. -Brought the idea of automated microscopy for simplified diagnosis of infectious diseases to a prototype phase with clinical evaluation. As venture manager, developed the business proposition for further incubation and spin-out. -Part of the core team that developed sustainability metrics for project portfolio management in Philips Research.

    • Senior Scientist
      Jan 2007 - Jul 2009 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Industrial research in the domain of health care related product / service concepts for emerging markets. Main activity: Develop innovative tools that revolutionize diagnostic expert microscopy for diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis