Crystallise! AG

Founders and members of the board



Crystallise! AG: The Pillars

Dr. G. Steinfeld and Dr. G. Santiso-Quinones both are chemists. For more than 10 years they have worked as researchers in various renowned universities. They also have worked with extremely sensitive (air, moisture, temperature) materials. With more than 22 years of experience each in crystallography they can handle almost any kind of crystals.

Several (non-standard) crystallization methods form the background that makes Crystallise! AG a strong partner for industrial research facilities.

Among the qualities of Crystallise! AG the ability to crystallize almost any kind of small molecules is what comes into play.

Gunther and Gustavo are also founders of Eldico Scientific AG

Eldico Scientific AG, Switzerland

The Founders

Dr. Gunther Steinfeld (CEO),   Dr. Gustavo Santiso-Quinones (CTO)

Gunther and Gustavo met in 2006 at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Both worked for a couple of years as post-docs for Prof. Dr. Ingo Krossing. During this time they were distinguished among the work group as tenacious and persistant for X-ray and crystallography. Among their success was the crystallization of pure liquids under the cryo-stream of the diffractometer.

Based on their long lasting friendship and with their strong background in crystallography, both have taken the leap into the entrepreneurs world. In September 2014, they have founded and registered their own company (Crystallise! AG). The main goal of the company is to provide all kinds of crystallographic services to the chemical, pharmaceutical and agro industry.

Fuhrthermore, in 2018 (after 4 years of running the company), they published in collaboration with Dr. T. Gruene a paper which was nominated by Science for "Breakthrough of the year 2018". This is the bases and pilars of a second company: Eldico Scientific. Angew.Chem.Int.Ed. Paper,

Science Nomination 2018: Molecular structures made simple

Dr. Gunther Steinfeld

Ph.D in Chemistry (2004, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg/D)

Has worked at: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg/D (2004-2011), ZHAW/CH (2009-2013), HSLU/CH (2014)

More than 23 years of expierence in crystallography.

Among his hobbys are Skiing, Hiking and Odonatology.

Dr. Gustavo Santiso-Quiñones

Ph.D in Chemistry (2005, FU-Berlin/D)

Has worked at: EPFL/CH (2005), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg/D (2006-2008), RWTH Aachen/D (2008-2010), ETH Zürich/CH (2010-2013)

More than 22 years of expierence in crystallography. Including handling of sensitive crystals.

One of the few ones world wide who has crystallized a liquid under the cryo-stream of the diffractometer.

Among his hobbys are Snowboarding, Beach Volleyball and Climbing.

Gustavo was 3 years in a row (2002-2004) Berlin Champion in Sport Climbing and in Latin America some of his achievements include: Central American Champion (1998) and Guatemalan Champion (1997) in Sport Climbing and Sportmans of the year (1998) in the Guatemalan Mountain Federation.

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