C. Oliver Kappe, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Graz and Scientific Director at CC FLOW, has a distinguished career in organic chemistry, focusing on synthetic transformations using flow chemistry. With degrees from the University of Graz, he furthered his research in Australia and the USA before returning to Graz in 1996. Professor Kappe has an extensive general experience and a 25 year track record in synthetic and physical organic chemistry, process intensification using batch microwave technology and flow chemistry/microreaction technology, communicated in ~400 scientific publication. For his innovative work in microwave chemistry he received the 2004 Prous Science Award from the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and the 2010 100.000 € Houska Prize in addition to a number of other awards.