Dr. Matthias Laasch is a mechanical engineer, materials scientist and technical journalist. After studying crystallography in Berlin, he earned his doctorate at the University of Freiburg in the field of opto semiconductors. As editor-in-chief, he founded the journals Mechatronik, Laser+Photonik and Mikroproduktion at Carl Hanser Verlag in Munich. At the Stuttgart-based AT-Fachverlag, he was the editorial director responsible for the titles Elektronik Informationen and Photonik, which he expanded into multi-channel media platforms. In addition to technical and editorial work, he is involved in concept, strategy and brand development for analog and digital media.
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