SwissNeutronics AG management

One of the major goals of founding SwissNeutronics was to focus the expertise of scientists and engineers for developing and producing high-quality products for neutron scattering, synchrotron x-ray scattering, and light scattering. The company is managed by physicists and engineers with a strong background in the instrumentation for neutron scattering.

Prof. Dr. Peter Böni

CEO & company’s founder

Former head of the chair for neutron scattering at the Physics Department, Technical University of Munich, D-85747 Garching, Germany.

He was responsible for the development of the supermirror technology at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. These developments allowed for the first time to build a neutron facility (i.e. SINQ at Paul Scherrer Institute) that relies completely on supermirror coated neutron guides.
P. Böni is responsible for development, simulations, contracts, customer relations.

tech@swissneutronics.ch
Prof. Dr. Albert Furrer

CFO & company’s founder

Former head of the Laboratory for Neutron Scattering ETH & PSI, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. 

He was one of the initiators to build the Swiss spallation neutron source SINQ and to establish the European Neutron Scattering Association ENSA.
A. Furrer is responsible for financial administration and customer relations.

albert.furrer@swissneutronics.ch
Dr. Christian Schanzer

COO

Joined SwissNeutronics in the year 2005.

In 1996 he assisted in the development of the supermirror coating technology at the FRM-II in Munich. From 1999 to 2001 he was responsible for the procurement, quality control and the installation of the neutron guide system at the new research reactor FRM-II.
C. Schanzer is responsible for the project management, technical concepts, development of coatings, simulations, customer relations.

christian.schanzer@swissneutronics.ch
Dr. Michael Schneider

CRO

Joined SwissNeutronics in the year 2006.

M. Schneider earned a Ph.D. from ETH Zürich, specializing in magnetism, which was investigated using neutron scattering. He is responsible for focusing and polarizing devices, scientific computing and the development of new technologies.

michael.schneider@swissneutronics.ch

SwissNeutronics AG operating team

Pascal Baumgartner

Head of engineering design
Joined in 2004

Michel Blumenstein

CNC machining
Joined in 2018

Yvonne Blumenstein

Substrate preparation
Joined in 2004

Peter Böni

CEO, Partner
Joined in 1999

Beat Brisacher

Head of assembly
Joined in 2001

Büchi Janno

Project management, mechanical engineering
Joined in 2021

Albert Furrer

CFO, Partner
Joined in 1999

Martin Gassler

Work preperation, qualitiy assurance
Joined in 2000

Dominik Hohl

Head of 3D metrology and installation
Joined in 2011

Alexander Hunt

Assembly
Joined in 2007

Leon Kirstein

Substrate preparation
Joined in 2023

Daniel Leuenberger

Head of CNC machining
Joined in 2001

Manuel Leuenberger

Head of substrate preparation
Joined in 2001

Pascal Pawelek

3d metrology and installation
Joined in 2022

Nico Schäpper

Engineering design
Joined in 2005

Christian Schanzer

COO, R&D sputtering
Joined in 2005

Michael Schneider

CRO, R&D sputtering and monochromators
Joined in 2006

Cerry Signer

CNC machining
Joined in 2019