Arik Willner

Laser and accelerator physicist Arik Willner initially took on the position of Chief Technology Officer in 2016 and reorganising the transfer area. In this role, he was appointed "Associated Director for Innovation" in August 2018 responsible for the translation-oriented activities, the bridge and networking to industry, the start-up activities at DESY as well as the development of the ecosystem for innovation incl. customized infrastructures (e.g. DESY Innovation Factory).