Florian Junge

Elastomer Developer at Plastigum

Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Elastomer Developer at Plastigum AG
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    - Customer-oriented development of elastomer products - Improvement of rubber formulations in the lab - Mechanical, chemical and physical analysis - Translation of developments to the production - Selection of resources and suppliers - Managing compliance with regulations for food, potable water, pharma and chemistry in general - Deputy quality controller

  • Chemical Researcher at Freie Universität Berlin
    Jan 2021 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    - Working on multiple research projects about the remediation of PFAS from the environment in collaboration with the Berlin water supplier, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung and the German Environmental Protection Agency - Preparation of novel polymeric ion exchange resins - Determination of their capability to adsorb PFAS - Development of specific coatings for plastics - Teaching and supervision of bachelor and master students

  • Master thesis and internship student at Dow
    Mar 2020 - Nov 2020 · 9 mos

    Industrial Innovation Campus (I2C) Student in the R&D department of plastics & speciality plastics with research about fillers in laminating adhesives to enhance the recyclability of flexible food packaging

  • Freie Universität Berlin (1 yr 6 mos)
    • Research Intern
      Oct 2019 - Jan 2020 · 4 mos

      synthesis, purification and analysis of HEMA block copolymers surface characterization of surfaces which are decorated with polyHEMA brushes in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Heidemarie Weinhart

    • Student Research Assistant
      Aug 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

      research on oligoglycerol detergents and synthesis of intermediates in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Rainer Haag in the SFB 765 Multivalency

  • Research Intern at University of Oxford
    Aug 2019 - Aug 2019 · 1 mo

    corporate research project in the laboraty of Prof. Dame Carol Robinson about the extraction, purification and nESI analysis of membrane proteins using oligoglycerol detergents