Merck KGaA

Prof. Dr. Michelangelo Canzoneri

Prof. Dr. Michelangelo Canzoneri

serves as the Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. He leads the company’s transformation towards data-driven, adaptive operations across all sectors, acting as a strategic interface between business, technology and policy. Under his leadership, SMARTfacturing has evolved into a globally recognized operating model for digital transformation in regulated and high-tech manufacturing. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, he is a professor of chemical and bioprocess engineering at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.