Benjamin Martin is leading a global team of flow chemistry specialists within the chemical development department at Novartis. After studying organic chemistry, Benjamin obtained his BSc and PhD from the University of Leicester, UK. A Marie-Curie fellowship postdoc followed in the group of Professor Jean-Marie Lehn at the College de France in Paris, and subsequently he completed an industrial postdoc in the crop-protection research department of Syngenta in Basel.  The move to Novartis was quickly followed by a specialization in the emerging field of flow chemistry, and over the years he has been involved in many projects covering hazardous-, fast- and cryogenic- chemistries as well as redox reactions, all commonly showing benefits when integrated into continuous processes on industrial scale. The field has grown rapidly due to industry-academia partnerships, and Benjamin has been working at that interface for over 15 years.