Christian Eidamshaus

Making the Medicines of Tomorrow | Lonza Advanced Synthesis Operations

Visp, Valais, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Lonza (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Director | Operations
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

      Leading a multidisciplinary team of chemists and manufacturing specialists in large-scale HAPI production. Overseeing commercial manufacturing and scaling up product development to full-scale operations. Driving the implementation of OPEX initiatives and contributing to the strategic advancement of production assets.

    • Associate Director | Operations
      Sep 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr

      Leading a multidisciplinary team of chemists and manufacturing specialists in large-scale API production. Overseeing commercial manufacturing and scaling up product development to full-scale operations. Driving the implementation of OPEX initiatives and contributing to the strategic advancement of production assets.

    • Operations Manager
      Sep 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Responsible for large scale API production under cGMP | scale up and process implementation for new APIs | Implementation of OPEX measures

  • BASF (10 yrs 5 mos)
    • Plant Manager
      May 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Managing a multi-purpose production plant specializing in the manufacturing of specialty chemicals. Focused on the strategic development of production assets, including capacity expansion initiatives and ensuring full compliance with QSHE (Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment) standards.

    • Pilot Plant Manager
      Oct 2018 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Overseeing a pilot plant facility focused on high-pressure technologies, including hydrogenation processes. Accountable for QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment) compliance, while leading the implementation of technical innovations and automation projects to enhance operational efficiency and safety

    • Process Manager
      Oct 2018 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Scale-up, process safety, product launch, process innovation and improvement

  • Postdoc at California Institute of Technology
    Apr 2012 - Apr 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at Freie Universität Berlin
    Oct 2011 - Mar 2012 · 6 mos

    PostDoc/Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at the Institute of Organic Chemistry - Freie Universität Berlin

  • Research Internship at Merck Canada
    Jul 2008 - Dec 2008 · 6 mos