About Us
THOSS Media GmbH was founded in December 2010 by Dr. Andreas Thoss. Using a network of experienced and highly specialized experts THOSS Media delivers complex services in the field of publishing, marketing and public relations.
Andreas Thoss, Managing Director
Andreas Thoss worked with the international publishing house John Wiley & Sons until 2010. There, he gathered comprehensive experience as Publisher, Editor and Commissioning Editor in the areas of book, journal and online publishing. Since its foundation in 2010 he manages THOSS Media.
| 2004 | Editing the Optics Encyclopedia (5 vol.) Two dozen book projects followed over the years. |
| 2005 | Founding Laser Technik Journal (B2B magazine), Editor and Publisher |
| 2006 | Founding Optik & Photonik (B2B magazine), Editor and Publisher |
| 2007 | Founding Laser & Photonics Reviews (scient. journal, IF 2010: 9,3) Deputy Editor/Publisher |
| 2008 | Founding Journal of Biophotonics (scientific journal, IF 2010: 4,2) Publisher |
| 2008- 2010 | Andreas Thoss served as Publisher for Wiley with responsibility for 17 journals (physics/mathematics) and Germany’s biggest commercial physics portal. |
| 2012 | Foundation of the new scientific journal Advanced Optical Technologies. The journal is co-published by de Gruyter, societal partner is the European Optical Society EOS. |
Before joining Wiley, Andreas worked three years in the development of medical laser systems. He later completed a PhD in physics at the Max-Born-Institute Berlin. His research there was focused on ultra-short and ultra-intense laser pulses. Andreas holds several patents.
