Swiss Wood Solutions
We are an interdisciplinary team of experts covering the domains of wood and adhesive technology, material science and chemistry, certification, innovation, corporate development and marketing. We look forward to using our expertise to find solutions to your ideas and challenges!
- Studies in wood economics and technology at the University of Hamburg
- Doctoral thesis and management of a research group at Empa Dübendorf and ETH Zurich
- Research engineer and project manager in the wood industry in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the USA
- He is the inventor and developer of the production technology of two Beaufort products for Audi vehicles
- Oliver Kläusler is co-founder and first CEO of Swiss Wood Solutions
Dr. Oliver Kläusler
- Chemistry studies at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster
- Doctoral thesis at the Max Planck Institute in Potsdam
- Head of the research group for hierarchical nanobiological materials at ETH Zurich for many years
Dr. Munish Chanana
- Violin maker degree at the violin making school in Brienz
- Master's degree in wood engineering at the Biel University of Applied Sciences
- Doctorate at the University of Munich
Dr. Gaspard Clerc
- Cabinet maker and Master in wood science and technology, Uni Hamburg
- PhD in wood modification, Uni Göttingen/Empa Dübendorf
- Almost 10 years global B2B adhesives business at Corporate Henkel Engineered Wood
Dr. Christian Lehringer
- Polymer scientist and chemical engineer
- MSc degree in Materials Science from the University of New Hampshire (USA) and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Basel in Switzerland.
- As Senior Research Scientist at SWS, Etienne Cabane follows the latest wood innovations.
Patrick Steiner
- Polymer scientist and chemical engineer
- MSc degree in Materials Science from the University of New Hampshire (USA) and PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Basel in Switzerland.
- As Senior Research Scientist at SWS, Etienne Cabane follows the latest wood innovations.
Dr. Etienne Cabane
- Apprenticeship as carpenter (joiner)
- Bsc degree in wood technology (Salzbourg University of applied Sciences)
- Msc degree in industrial engineering (MCI Innsbruck)
- Professional/Internship experience in Austria, Northern Italy, USA and Switzerland
Matthias Kleissl
- Studies/PhD in wood science at the ETH Zurich
- Wood engineer at the Institute for Building Materials at ETH
- Deep expertise in wood mechanics, wood physics and hydrothermal compaction methods
- Author of a large number of research articles in journals and reference books on wood and wood physics
Dr. Walter Sonderegger
- MSc Industrial Chemistry at the University of Zurich
- Experience in the field of production
- Since 2021 working as Sales Engineer at SWS