Frank Laukien | |
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 Laukien in 2013 | |
| Born | Frank H. Laukien 1960 (age 64–65) Stuttgart, Germany |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman and CEO,Bruker |
| Parent | Günther Laukien |
Frank H. Laukien (born 1960) is a German-American billionaire businessman and scientist, and president and CEO ofBruker since 2008.[1][2] As of February 2023, his net worth is estimated at US$2.6 billion.[3]
Frank Laukien is the son ofGünther Laukien, the founder of Bruker.[4] His mother Dr. Rose Laukien was a German high-school (Gymnasium) teacher in German literature, English and History.[1] In 1984 he earned a bachelor's degree fromMassachusetts Institute of Technology, and a PhD in chemical physics fromHarvard University in 1988.[3][1][5]
In the 1990s, Laukien was a lecturer inNMR andmass spectrometry at theUniversity of Bremen, Germany, and a part-time professor at the Institute of Mass Spectrometry of theUniversity of Amsterdam, Netherlands. He has previously served on the Dean's Advisory Committee of the School of Science ofMIT, and on the Board of the Analytical, Life Science & Diagnostics Association (ALDA),[6] including one year as chairman. In 2017, he has been elected a senator ofacatech, the German natural science and engineering academy.[1][7]
Laukien owns 24% of Bruker.[4] As of October 2020,Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.5 billion.[8][9]
Laukien was the lead organizer of the Cancer & Evolution Symposium in Boston, US in October 2020.[10] This led to the formation of theAACR Cancer Evolution Working Group, of which Laukien is joint co-chair withCharles Swanton.
Active Biological Evolution: Feedback-Driven, Actively Accelerated Organismal and Cancer Evolution, Frank H. Laukien, 2022ISBN 979-8-9854147-0-7
Origins & Evolution: Evolution of Our Universe and Planet, and the Origins of Life and Meaning Frank H. Laukien,ISBN 979-8985414721
Laukien is married, and lives in Boston, US.[3]