Dr. Ansgar Schäfer studied Chemistry in Karlsruhe and did a PhD in the group of Reinhard Ahlrichs in 1994, contributing to the development of the Turbomole program package. He joined BASF in Ludwigshafen in 1996. As Competence Leader and Executive Expert, he is currently head of a group of about 20 people providing modeling and simulation support on the molecular level for all areas of BASF’s R&D.