CORVAY CONSULT


About us
Excellent Management.
Operative Know-how.
Global Reputation.
Corvay Consult advises companies of all industries on products, organizational structures and market strategies. We are an enthusiastic team of experts with long-standing experience from earlier positions and have an international network of partners and specialists at our disposal.
We gladly accompany you and further develop your ideas from drafting a business plan to analysis, marketing options and M&A options. Through our extensive operative experience in business creation, market analysis, research & development, project management and the design of distribution structures and financing, we are the ideal partner for your profitable business growth.
Competences
Our Trilogy for your Success

STRATEGY
ORGANISATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

References of Corvay’s Partners
Current Projects
LAUFENDE PROJEKTE A
2017 Corvay Consult GmbH founded BluCon Biotech GmbH in Cologne, together with its partner’s Markus Fehr’s Firm. This was the successful completion of leading the BluCon R&D-project at Direvo Industrial Biotechnology GmbH, Cologne, from 2011-2013.
For the production of feed additive Vitamin D3 in Germany, Fermenta Biotech was founded in Hamburg. The Corvay Consult GmbH was assigned with registration and approval of Fermenta Biotech GmbH as a feed business according to food law as well as the certification according to FAMI-QS.
Additionally, Corvay Consult GmbH created the quality system for Fermenta Biotech GmbH, represents the company in front of authorities and concludes regular audits with the raw material suppliers, service providers and toll manufacturers.
The Corvay Consult GmbH consults and assists trading companies with establishing a new product in the area of corrosion protection, originating from the supply chain up until the job order production. Determining suitable sites for the job order production in consideration of the applicable chemicals regulations like REACh and the optimization of import duties for the respective markets posed a particular challenge in this endeavour.
Corvay Consult GmbH takes over the interim management in research & development and project development of a startup in collaboration with the JS BioConsulting GmbH. Responsibilities include conducting market research, drawing up business plans, creation of presentations, investor acquisition, performing due diligence audits and the process development from laboratory up to the establishment at industrial scale including basic engineering in plant construction
A University-Spin-Off tasked the Corvay Consult GmbH with developing one of their IP rights and innovative proprietary production processes in enzyme and biotechnology for application, inter alia, in food and feed. First, a presentation for the company and its assets as well as a shortlist with potential investors or buyers was created. In the second step, the approach of interested parties under the leadership of Corvay Consult GmbH concluded, followed by concrete negotiations.

Completed Projects
LAUFENDE PROJEKTE A
Foundation of VPM, Vakzine Projektmanagement GmbH, Braunschweig, later Hannover, in 2002. Buildup and Management until 2008. Backing as shareholder up until the successful partial sale to Serum Institute of India, Pune, in 2018.
2011 – 2013 External project management of the BluCon-Plattform at Direvo Industrial Biotechnologies.
2014 – 2016 Fundraising for further development.
2017 Foundation of BluCon Biotech GmbH, Cologne.
Since 2017 Läufer as CEO of BluCon and Chairman of Depei Biotechnology, Hangzhou, PR China
Goal: Production of bioplastics PLA (Polylactic acid) from agricultural and forestry waste materials.
Plastics From Nature For Nature®, https://blucon-biotech.com
An investigation about the application of biotechnology in chemical production was conducted for a company in industrial chemistry and a plan for implementation was conceptualised.
We used our widespread network in idustries that use fermentationprocesses to support the Lonza AG, Basel, with contract acquisition for their biotechnical production facility in Kourim, Tschechien. Contact person: Dr. Albrecht Läufer
A market research about the biotechnological production of a long-chain dicarboxylic acid was conducted for the high-performance materials business unit of a European chemical company. Goal of this study was the determination of CAPEX and OPEX of a production plant as well as the cost breakdown of the production price and identification of the cost driver.
The Corvay Consult GmbH was tasked with finding follow-up applications for the byproducts of a Chinese company in coal tar processing, to increase the vertical integration and thereby optimizing the value chain. For the identified applications in plastics-, pharma-, carbon fibre and fine chemicals, the respective companies with available process technology were identified and a letter of intent for the sale of the technology or cooperation was set up.
The Corvay Consult GmbH in collaboration with Lischka Consult has conducted a study on the “Draft of an investment landscape for the BioEconomy Innovation fund” on behalf of the BioEconomy Cluster e.V. In this study, socio-economical framework conditions for the establishment of a sustainable innovation fund with a focus on bioeconomy in the central-german metropolitan region were examined and their importance for the region was evaluated.
In the follow-up project, a prospect for approaching a potential consortium of anchor investors was worked out under consideration of stakeholders in the region. The approach of potential investors in the name of the BioEconomy Cluster e.V. was done through Corvay Consult GmbH.
The Corvay Consult GmbH will continue to support the BioEconomy Cluster e.V. with the execution of the planned undertaking – BioEconomy Innovation fund central-Germany – and resume to input its expertise in bioeconomy and project management.
The project sponsor is the federal minister for economics and technology (BMWi).
M&A target screening for an EU Specialty Chemicals Distributor in China, leading to a successfully closed takeover
M&A target screening for a US systems solutions provider in China within new energy vehicles & autonomous driving industries
Chemical logistics market assessment in South East Asia
Licensing Partner screening for a novel composite material separation & recycling technology
Location Search South East Asia (SEA) and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) for chemical logistics and consumer durables clients, leading to cumulated high double-digit million EUR investments from these clients in SEA and CEE, respectively
M&A target screening for an EU Specialty Chemicals Distribution client, EU high-tech construction EPC (semiconductors, specialty chemicals, pharma), Chinese adhesive tapes, Chinese mechanical engineering & Chinese battery materials clients
Partner assessment for an EU Pharma client in China
Sustainability solutions & trends screening for packaging & adhesive tapes client in Asia
Synergies & integration concept, implementation plan for an EU construction industry client
Business Unit divestment for a Swiss mechanical engineering client
Licensing Partner screening for novel solar panels recycling technology from Germany
Growth Strategy for German chemical logistics client and a German-Chinese mechanical engineering client towards new energy vehicles and batteries industries
Logistics concept Europe for a 2nd Chinese batteries’ materials client
Market sizing & modelling for construction industry client
Purchasing and internal organization streamlining for Pharma client
Market assessment Southeast Asia for chemical logistics and power semiconductor clients
Future strategy elaboration for a power semiconductor client including market trends & policy analysis, scenarios analysis, proposals on strategic focus and investment direction
Die Corvay Consult GmbH supports the North-Rhine-Westphalian Cluster for Biotechnology (CLIB) with sponsoring aquisition for the renowned annual CLIB International Conference, the CIC.
Dr. Albrecht Läufer
Founding Partner
Vita:
Dr Laufer has more than 30 years of international management experience in management positions in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry.
He is the owner of Corvay GmbH and owner and Managing Director of Corvay Specialty Chemicals GmbH.
He has been a shareholder and managing director at BluCon Biotech GmbH, Cologne, since 2017.
In 2002 he co-founded Vakzine Projekt Management (VPM), which he built up and managed as managing partner from 2003 to 2008.
At Solvay Pharmaceuticals from 1997 – 2003 he was Regional Director responsible for Asia, Canada, Australia, Turkey and the Middle East and South Africa. As Managing Director of Solvay Enzymes from 1993 to 1997, he was responsible for the global business with detergent enzymes, as well as the entire business in Europe
enzyme business.
Dr Laufer studied biochemistry in Tübingen and chemistry in Basel. He received his doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Braunschweig.
Dr. David Müller
Partner
Vita:
Dr David Müller has many years of international experience in research and development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and in custom synthesis. Most recently, as a project manager, he was responsible for the development of parenteral drugs.
He studied chemistry in Germany and Australia and did his doctorate in organic chemistry in Cologne. David Müller holds a project management certificate from the International Project Management Association (IPMA Level D).
Bruno Rudnik
Partner
Vita:
Bruno Rudnik has 15 years of experience advising European, American and Asian corporations, SMEs and start-ups on their internationalization strategies and investment projects in global growth markets.
His industry focus is on environmental technologies such as bio-based chemicals/materials, waste and circular economy, energy efficiency and air/water/soil treatment. His work focuses on projects in the Asian emerging markets.
For a leading German consulting company, Bruno Rudnik headed the global “Chemical Industry Practice” in Munich and Shanghai. He has been Managing Director of SusTech Consult in Munich since 2011 and supports innovative environmental technology companies with market entry, technology scaling and financing in Asia i.B. in China and India.
In addition, Bruno Rudnik is a spokesman for environmental technologies at the German-Chinese Business Association (DCW), the leading network for promoting economic relations between Germany and China. He comments on and moderates current topics on the challenges and opportunities of German-Chinese cooperation in the field of environmental technologies for DCW.
Bruno Rudnik studied business administration in Germany, Sweden and China and holds a degree in business administration from the University of Passau.
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