Jan Carlos Hufnagel

Director Regulatory Raw Material Compliance and Harmonization Flavor at Symrise AG

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany

About

Specialties: Knowledge in natural and food chemistry chemistry. Hands on experience in taste & somatosensrory and precursor chemistry, identification, structure elucidation and quantitation of taste active molecules and flavor precursors in different matrices. Experience in flavor chemistry, analytical chemistry (LC-MS/MS, ELSD, NMR, ...), sensory evaluation & encapsulation technologies. Set-up of external research projects and internal cross-functional collaboration/exchange.

Experience

  • Symrise AG (8 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director Strategic Regulatory Affairs and Global Raw Material Harmonization Flavor
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Director Regulatory Raw Material Compliance and Harmonization Flavor
      Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

    • Director Project Management Strategic Regulatory Affairs
      Jan 2018 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Symrise (Singapore)
    • Technical Director Savory and Research & Technology
      Sep 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Technical Director Research & Technology, Flavor & Nutrition
      Nov 2013 - Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Leading & Growing the Research & Technology team to bring innovative tools to Symrise Asia Pacific and their costumers.

  • Staff Scientist at Philip Morris International
    Sep 2006 - Oct 2013 · 7 yrs 2 mos

    Flavor Scientist in Sensory Development group of Technology and Product Development Department heading the efforts in flavor delivery based on scientic data & research.

  • PhD student at WWU Muenster
    2003 - 2007 · 4 yrs

    Decompose the non-volatile constituents of Amarone red wine to identify the key taste active compounds and to understand their contribution to the overall perception.