About Asdro

The ASDROnauts: The team of the future

ASDRO (“Advanced & Specialized Drone Solutions”) is a young and dynamic company that works across industries in the field of drone exploration.

The company was founded in 2019 as a spin-off from the University of Münster and is headquartered in Essen. ASDRO combines autonomous data acquisition and automated data processing for a future-oriented and efficient complete solution in the field of surface and subsurface exploration.

Our aim is to always be one step ahead in order to develop the technologies and solutions of tomorrow. We can already offer solutions that set the standard for the most advanced and precise work.

The ASDROnauts

Our team consists of experts in the fields of geophysics, drone technology and software development

Julian Beautemps

CEO

Alexander Weyer

CTO

Florian Scholz

Head of GIS & IT

Dr. Agnes Matysiak

Head of Projects

Mohammad Daowd

Technic / R&D

Nadja Ufer

Office Manager

Samuel Altenbuchinger

Software & R&D

Samanta Caddeo

GIS / Software

Dr. Stefan von den Driesch

Sales

Peter Beautemps

Account Manager

Axel Weyer

Controlling

Burkhard Unterstell

Advisor

Sally Issa

Administration

Sofia Domingues

Sales & Marketing

Konstantinos Papadakis

Drone Pilot

Jan Siebert

Drone Pilot

Jean Miller

Drone Pilot

Sezer Gider

Drone Pilot

Huy Dro Tran Minh

Intern

Jan Schwarte

Intern

The start

ASDRO research project

The story begins as a research project at the University of Münster (Institute of Geophysics) and the EXIST start-up scholarship.

Februar 2019

The company

Founding of ASDRO GmbH

The successful spin-off from the university. The start-up is founded.

Januar 2020

Award

German Innovation Award

ASDRO receives the German Innovation Award and attracts attention throughout Germany through its groundbreaking technology.

Mai 2021

At the forefront of research

QGRAD

The research project QGRAD (Quantum Gradiometer for Geoexploration and Explosive Ordnance Detection) is approved.

September 2022

partnership

participation

Heitkamp is acquiring a stake in ASDRO. The partnership will enable further growth and the development of a unique product portfolio.

April 2023

Cooperation

Bundeswehr

ASDRO is launching a collaboration with the German Armed Forces. This partnership marks an important milestone and offers the opportunity to contribute our expertise to new, security-relevant application areas.

October 2024

Growth

Order volumes rise into the double-digit million range

This development underscores the increasing market relevance and efficiency of its processes. The company now employs over 30 dedicated ASDROnauts. With this growth, internal specialization and professionalization are also increasing. The organizational structure is being further developed without losing any of its agility.

Juni 2025

The ASDROnauts

Our team consists of experts in the fields of geophysics, drone technology, and software development.

Julian Beautemps

CEO

Alexander Weyer

CTO

Florian Scholz

Head of GIS & IT

Dr. Agnes Matysiak

Head of Projects

Mohammad Daowd

R&D

Nadja Ufer

Office Manager

Samuel Altenbuchinger

Software / R&D

Samanta Caddeo

GIS / Software

Dr. Marcel Paffrath

R&D

Benedikt Krause

Sales

Sally Issa

Administration

Sofia Domingues

Sales & Marketing

Dr. Stefan von den Driesch

Sales

Peter Beautemps

Account Manager

Axel Weyer

Controlling

Burkhard Unterstell

Advisor

Konstantinos Papadakis

Drone Pilot

Jan Siebert

Drone Pilot

Jan Schwarte

Intern

Intern

Software / R&D

Jean Miller

Drone Pilot

Mirco Adolf

Fleet Manager

Ömer Karabey

Drone Pilot

Till Stallmann

Drone Pilot

Martin Mzyk

Drone Pilot

Hazem Ali

Drone Pilot

Rüdiger Bernges

Drone Pilot

Batin Seydan

Drone Pilot

JOHANNA PREUSS

Intern

ENKHJIN BATJARGAL

Intern