Niklaus Graber's Biography

Niklaus Graber, President , SiLA

After my studies in solid state physics I started my work at Ciba-Geigy AG/Novartis in developing chemical physical measurement technologies and instruments, on-line analytics and fiberoptic sensors. Another experience is the development of concepts and the realization in automation, main focus on handling functions and systems integration for e.g. High-Throughput Screening and Combinatorial Chemistry. Project management of several interdisciplinary projects in research and development, e.g. „miniaturization of total analysis systems“, „automation of the in-process control laboratory for production“, were also part of my duties. In 2001 I switched to the automation and IT support department for pharma research labs in Novartis. Besides the automation support of the drug discovery process, the efficiency for many other labs could be improved by optimizing processes and introducing specific automation solutions. Since 2013 I am VP Processes & Excellence and since 2016 President of SiLA.