Michael Baumann studied chemistry at the Clausthal University of Technology (Germany) and holds a doctorate from the Institute for Technical Chemistry. He started his career at the Dow Chemical Company as an R&D leader in 2001 exploring and advancing polymer development for various industrial and pharmaceutical applications. Following the 2018-2019 integration of Dow Pharma Solutions into DuPont Nutrition & Bioscience, he became global strategic marketing manager, immediate release pharmaceutical dosage forms, at DuPont.