Georg Bernatz has received a PhD in Physics from the Philipps-Universität in Marburg, Germany in 2000. In 2004, Georg joined the Electronics Business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany where, over the years, he worked in various functions and on various topics in the field of Liquid Crystals for displays. From 2014, he headed the Physics research department in charge of the development of new Liquid Crystals for all commercialized LCD technologies. In 2018, Georg changed to OLED, leading OLED Physics Product Research, and in 2020 he became responsible for all Physics & Application Labs in Darmstadt for Display materials.

Since October 2023, Georg is heading the Global Technical Marketing for OLED materials.