Elise Azar, Phd Email & Phone Number

Paris, Fr

Paris, Île-De-France, France

➤ Successfully closed a significant deal in France, marking IDBS’ first deal closed in the country in five years. Achieved this milestone within my first year of employment➤ Translate client needs for digital transformation and data management into actionable deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technological capabilities.➤ Deliver tailored on-site and remote product demonstrations and workshops for potential and existing customers that showcase… Show more ➤ Successfully closed a significant deal in France, marking IDBS’ first deal closed in the country in five years. Achieved this milestone within my first year of employment➤ Translate client needs for digital transformation and data management into actionable deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technological capabilities.➤ Deliver tailored on-site and remote product demonstrations and workshops for potential and existing customers that showcase IDBS product value and address customer needs.➤ Collaborate with the sales team to develop and execute growth strategies, market entry and expansion strategies, and go-to-market strategies for both regional and global accounts.➤ Prepare and deliver customized Requests for Information (RfIs) and Requests for Proposals (RfPs) leveraging domain knowledge and business analysis.➤ Articulate complex technologies and processes in a simplistic manner to various personas, including C-suite executives.➤ Support the sale of the IDBS product stack by providing business and technical knowledge throughout the sales cycle➤ Lead voice-of-customer research to understand and address biopharmaceutical needs, guiding product development and solutions.➤ Provide feedback to relevant departments to drive continual improvement and innovation. Show less

• Designing content on Strategy & Sustainability along the Food Value Chain for the MBAs and Executives course material• Performing thorough market research and competitive analysis to effectively communicate strategic initiatives in Food tech• Networking with industry leaders and building business cases on microalgae food value and supply chain for aquaculture and astaxanthin production

Paris, Ile-De-France, France

BioThrust is a deep-tech startup project that provides solutions to enable cost-effective production of microalgae at scale. We optimize the technology used to grow microalgae, enabling a new generation of sustainable biofuels for a carbon negative aviation industry. Our company was created during the Entrepreneur First (EF) third Paris cohort at Station F in Paris. . EF is the world's leading talent… Show more BioThrust is a deep-tech startup project that provides solutions to enable cost-effective production of microalgae at scale. We optimize the technology used to grow microalgae, enabling a new generation of sustainable biofuels for a carbon negative aviation industry. Our company was created during the Entrepreneur First (EF) third Paris cohort at Station F in Paris. . EF is the world's leading talent investor.ACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ❖ As a multidisciplinary researcher and entrepreneur, I integrated both my scientific and business skills to develop BioThrust business plan and build the product concept ❖ Combined Strategic thinking and problem solving know-how resulting in a new technology with high commercial potential and 10x process cost reduction.❖ Deep knowledge of current industry trends (market research and analysis), regulatory compliances and business development for algae farming.❖ Great communication skills, shown by Identifying prospective customers and actively promoting BioThrust services via face to face meetings, cold calls and emails and social media resulting in €150K investment and one potential corporate development❖ Pitched awe-inspiring presentations to VCs & Angel Investors.❖ Attend community scientific meetings and conferences to promote BioThrust services and network with potential customers and investors . e.g. Change Now 2020 Global Summit.❖ Incredible ability to re-adjust quickly in response to change and feedback❖ Flexibility to smartly move beyond my regular habit demonstrated by pivoting the business plan according to profound market studies and customer needs EXPERTISE ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ★ Business Development★ Project management ★ Strategic planning★ Problem solving★ Product Development ★ Relationship building★ Tender management ★ Fundraising ★ Critical thinking ★ Business acumen ★ Creative strategy Show less

Paris, Ile-De-France, France

Entrepreneur First is the world’s leading talent investor. EF invests time and money in the world’s most talented and ambitious individuals, helping them to find a co-founder, develop an idea, and start a company from scratch. So far, EF has helped 2,000+ people create 200+ companies, worth a combined $2bn. It is backed by Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn), the founders of DeepMind and PayPal, and some of the top investors in the world.Cohort of 60 highly talented individuals with… Show more Entrepreneur First is the world’s leading talent investor. EF invests time and money in the world’s most talented and ambitious individuals, helping them to find a co-founder, develop an idea, and start a company from scratch. So far, EF has helped 2,000+ people create 200+ companies, worth a combined $2bn. It is backed by Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn), the founders of DeepMind and PayPal, and some of the top investors in the world.Cohort of 60 highly talented individuals with different technical and business edges, mentored by EF coaches to actively build multi-billion startups from scratch within 3-6 months in Station F (the world's largest startup facility located in Paris). - Business development: . Ideation . Customer Development and validation . Market Sizing . Business Plan and Unit Economics . Innovation and MVP . Funding & Investment . Risk Management . Pitching and Story telling Show less

Strasbourg, Grand Est, France

Micromotors in the neighborhood of giant lipid vesiclesI investigated the motion and interaction of catalytic micromotors made of Janus colloids self-propelling in hydrogen peroxide solutions in the neighborhood of biomimetic membranes made of phospholipid giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). My findings are of paramount importance to understand how to control and/or avoid the wrapping of particles (used to transport drug cargo) by membranes for an efficient particle transport and drug… Show more Micromotors in the neighborhood of giant lipid vesiclesI investigated the motion and interaction of catalytic micromotors made of Janus colloids self-propelling in hydrogen peroxide solutions in the neighborhood of biomimetic membranes made of phospholipid giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). My findings are of paramount importance to understand how to control and/or avoid the wrapping of particles (used to transport drug cargo) by membranes for an efficient particle transport and drug delivery. ACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ❖ Excellent research skills manifested by designing bare and Janus particles (silica, polystyrene, platinum etc) with different coatings and surface chemistry ➤ Upgraded models to fabricate fluorescent lipid based vesicles using electro-formation and gel-assisted methods. ❖ Critical and creative thinking demonstrated by developing novel experimental methods for enhancing the interaction between the colloids and the membranes and observing four different engulfment regimes ➤ Pioneered and implemented a) processes with Janus colloids possessing only one adhesive face and therefore always partially engulfed by the membrane and b) means to tune the particle velocity to exploit the self-propulsion of the Janus particles to let the membrane perform active tasks.❖ Strong skills in particle tracking video microscopy, data analysis & processing, and programming in Igor Pro and Origin➤ Leadership, communication and people management skills demonstrated by supervising 3 master students, 1 PhD student and weekly reporting to my supervior❖ Attention to detail and time management as evidenced by setting up new experiments granting the generation of a new PhD project of a €300k in the scope of one year➤ Ability to manage cross-functional teams and work with various instruments such as Confocal Microscope, Fluorescent microscope, microfluidic setups, cryo evaporator, and more as part of the project Show less

Montpellier Area, France

Control of particle surface physical-chemistry, wetting, and self-propulsion to boost water remediationACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾❖ Designed and investigated porous bare and janus silica/platinum active colloids as an efficient decontaminating agent able to adsorb on their pores oil and surface active molecular contaminants accumulating at the air-water interface➤ Excellent entrepreneurial skills and creativity shown by constructing a noval… Show more Control of particle surface physical-chemistry, wetting, and self-propulsion to boost water remediationACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾❖ Designed and investigated porous bare and janus silica/platinum active colloids as an efficient decontaminating agent able to adsorb on their pores oil and surface active molecular contaminants accumulating at the air-water interface➤ Excellent entrepreneurial skills and creativity shown by constructing a noval experimental method for the removal of cationic contaminants from water using nano-vacuum cleaners of porous colloids, with high potential of commercialization❖ Devised framework to measure the colloids contact angle by Gel Trapping method and Scanning Electron Microscopy➤ Invented experimental protocols to characterize the translational, rotational motion and the orientation of the Janus particle with respect to the interfacial plane and thus successfully evaluated the surface diffusion using particle tracking video under bright light and fluorescent optical microscopy❖ Innovated experiments to evaluate the cleaning efficiency of the porous colloids by calculating the number of surfactants adsorbed inside the pores using surface tension and surface concentration measurements by Whilhelmy Plate method, Pendent Drop, Ellipsometry, Zeta potential and TGA measurements➤ Strong and confident communication skills by presenting complex results in 3 international conferences, winning 2 prizes and publishing a peer-reviewed article ❖ Outsanding time and project management experience and negotiation skills gained by leading cross-functional teams across 4 different labs➤ Commercial acumen, and interpersonal communication talent demonstrated by meeting the needs of the group resulting in the efficient use of 5+ lab instruments while sticking to limited research grant❖ Exhibited problem solving skills by troubleshooting instrumentations resulting in high quality results in a timely manner Show less

Orsay, Île-De-France, France

The aim of this study was probing the interaction of membrane inclusions with their environment,(lipid or surfactant bilayers). Inserting nano-objects within the membrane has two typesof effects: a bilayer deformation which engenders a membrane-mediated interaction between the inclusions at the nanometer scale. And a second effect defined by local variations in the positional and orientational order parameter of the membrane constituents that occur at a “microscopic” scale. In order to… Show more The aim of this study was probing the interaction of membrane inclusions with their environment,(lipid or surfactant bilayers). Inserting nano-objects within the membrane has two typesof effects: a bilayer deformation which engenders a membrane-mediated interaction between the inclusions at the nanometer scale. And a second effect defined by local variations in the positional and orientational order parameter of the membrane constituents that occur at a “microscopic” scale. In order to study the membrane-meditated interaction between embedded inclusions we performed a systematic investigation on highly aligned and oriented lamellar phases using SAXS andvarying relevant parameters: membrane thickness, cholesterol content, temperature, degree of hydration, surfactant type, inclusions types and the inclusion density. The interaction potential was obtained from the structure factor of the scattered samples using the integral equations of the Ornstein-Zernicke with the Percus-Yevick closure. We found that the interaction potential decreases with the temperature and the inclusion content, and that the cholesterol plays a major role on the interaction since it changes the hydrophobic thickness of the membranes but its effect varies according to the type of inclusion used. Only at low hydration, the layers are closer and the inclusions are able to interact with their counterparts in neighboring layers.In order to study the influence of embedded peptides on the neighboring acyl chains we combined WAXS which gives access to the positional order between neighboring chains and “DROSS-NMR” which is sensitive to the orientational order of chain segments. Overall we have small modifications in the local order in terms of position and orientation when adding gramicidin (case of DMPC, DLPC and C12E4). Only in the case of DDAO, the gramicidin content seems to notably influence the acyl chains by decreasing their positional order and increasing their orientational order. Show less

France

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2014 as the International Year of Crystallography. In this context, I was chosen for a two year doctoral mission to valorize this event to general public, schools and universities all over France. ACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾. Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills by keeping a healthy time balance between my scientific research and assigned duties as scientific communicator… Show more The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2014 as the International Year of Crystallography. In this context, I was chosen for a two year doctoral mission to valorize this event to general public, schools and universities all over France. ACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾. Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills by keeping a healthy time balance between my scientific research and assigned duties as scientific communicator. . Effective communication skills by speaking in various scientific events all over France for a total of approximately 1000 individual (undergraduates, high and middle school students and general public) in 2 years . Ability to speak with authority and confidence in a detail oriented manner and with an easiness to adjust the delivery of information according to the audience. . Managed all aspects of the scientific presentations: created the lectures content, designed the workshops' experiments and coordinated the schedules. . Assisted the design of a pioneer experiment and a first time live direct fourrier transform DFT pattern of structures that the public or students drew on the spot.. Live manipulation of different crystal structures and their characterization using a usb optical microscope and/or a portable diffractometer . Live workshop of fast growing small crystals that people were able to take home as souvenirs Show less

Ile-De-France, France

In the frame of the international year of crystallography, the UNESCO opened a crystal growing competition to secondary school students all over the world. I managed the competition for high and medium school students of the Académie de Versailles in île-de-france. ACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾. Provided participant classes with teaching kits and orientations. Designed comprehensive teaching material and carried experiments in the presence of… Show more In the frame of the international year of crystallography, the UNESCO opened a crystal growing competition to secondary school students all over the world. I managed the competition for high and medium school students of the Académie de Versailles in île-de-france. ACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾. Provided participant classes with teaching kits and orientations. Designed comprehensive teaching material and carried experiments in the presence of students and teachers to show them how to grow a single crystal using a saturated saline solution . Created a plateform for participants to submit videos and photos of their crystal growing manipulations. Lead, organized and fully planned an award ceremony with approximately 300 attendants to give away prizes for the top 5 groups who obtained the largest, purest and most beautiful crystal. Show less

Orsay , France

Managed a project to map the scientific skills and technological expertise of the research teams in the University of Paris-Saclay laboratories and made the innovation offers visible and readable through a web portal and thus developed relationships with manufacturersACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾. Identified the innovation offers of the laboratories of the research departments and successfully completed the database . Managed and created conversations at all… Show more Managed a project to map the scientific skills and technological expertise of the research teams in the University of Paris-Saclay laboratories and made the innovation offers visible and readable through a web portal and thus developed relationships with manufacturersACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾. Identified the innovation offers of the laboratories of the research departments and successfully completed the database . Managed and created conversations at all technical and business levels using impactful and persuasive communication skills. . Engaged comfortably with senior leadership among the research laboratories and convinced the managers from lab directors to team leaders and chiefs of communications to join the project. . Delivered effective demonstrations of the innovation portal web services, solutions and features to both research departments of the university and industrial companies. . Organized and managed visits of SMEs to their corresponding labs of interest and helped initiate collaborations and relationships building. . Performed trainings in intellectual property, economic intelligence and economic security Show less

Intensive Entrepreneurship and innovation training--------------------------------------------------------------Development of entrepreneurial capacities.- Transfer to the socio-economic world.-Learning methodological (process) and cultural (actors, network) basis around valorisation and entrepreneurship in the french ecosystem - Learning how to develop valuation strategies (proof of concept, market, business model ...) of project ideas.- Introduction to the key stages… Show more Intensive Entrepreneurship and innovation training--------------------------------------------------------------Development of entrepreneurial capacities.- Transfer to the socio-economic world.-Learning methodological (process) and cultural (actors, network) basis around valorisation and entrepreneurship in the french ecosystem - Learning how to develop valuation strategies (proof of concept, market, business model ...) of project ideas.- Introduction to the key stages of valuation: Intellectual property (patent law, copyright with focus on software, design law, trademark law), Economic intelligence / economic security, Market competition (value proposition, chain of value…). - Introduction to Design thinking and Lean Startup- Leading a real innovative project in one week period: ○ planning the project to achieve the objectives by integrating strategy, priorities, quality, time and budget constraints ○ responding effectively and appropriately to change ○ integrating the project into an evaluation system by putting in place appropriate mechanisms - Developing a customer approach: ○ use of expertise and technical knowledge to propose solutions adapted to the customer; ○ know-how to gather information on customer needs and requests - Producing results: ○ know-how to transform an idea into innovation; ○ quickly implement the prototyping and testing phases, integrate internal and external customers into these phases; ○ draw conclusions from the first tests; ○ understand the policies and processes for publishing and exploiting research or activity results in its structure. - Working in multidisciplinary teams.- Learning how to valorize research results: technological maturation, market approach, understanding of the user experience, business model, design, etc.- Supported by professionals from the world of business and technology transfer. Show less

Mount Lebanon, Lebanon

PnE ISP is a small B2B2C company providing wireless and cable internet services with affordable and reliable broadband to customers such as residences and businesses present in Lebanon, Mali and Burkina with 500+ clients and 8+ employees ACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ★ Developed business plans, which align to the assigned geographic and business need resulting in >60% conversion rate in some areas ★ Executed marketing plans by determining the best… Show more PnE ISP is a small B2B2C company providing wireless and cable internet services with affordable and reliable broadband to customers such as residences and businesses present in Lebanon, Mali and Burkina with 500+ clients and 8+ employees ACCOMPLISHMENTS ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ★ Developed business plans, which align to the assigned geographic and business need resulting in >60% conversion rate in some areas ★ Executed marketing plans by determining the best approach to promote PnE ISP's services based on value propositions, competitive differentiators, and market advantages. ★ Recommended services and products pricing strategy based on the evaluation of economic conditions and competition and by maintaining a deep understanding of the territory. ★ Managed impactful and persuasive conversations at all business and technical levels ★ In-depth knowledge of the given industry in the relevant marketplaces ★ Demonstrated customer satisfaction and exceeded their expectations by addressing the customers' specific needs and interests with the appropriate solutions and thus maintained good billing relations ★ Generated customer quotes and invoices and kept accurate records of clients and vendors billing. ★ Established domain expertise and thought leadership regarding PnE ISP's current areas of focus as well as in new areas for expansion ★ Established technical expertise on current and developing products and technology ★ Hands-on experience in configuring and installing various network devices (e.g. antennas, routers, switches) and performing network maintenance and upgrades. ★ Proven strong leadership and organizational skills with personal case studies of success and handling risks and uncertainties comfortably Show less

Paris Area, France

Cell division is a nearly universal process. In the case of symmetric division, the cell must duplicate and equitably share its genetic information between two daughter cells of equal size. During my internship I studied this phenomenon in Escherichia coli. This bacterium is a bacillus and has an average size of a few micrometers that varies depending on growth conditions. The goal of my internship was to understand the coordination between growth and division in E. coli. For this purpose I… Show more Cell division is a nearly universal process. In the case of symmetric division, the cell must duplicate and equitably share its genetic information between two daughter cells of equal size. During my internship I studied this phenomenon in Escherichia coli. This bacterium is a bacillus and has an average size of a few micrometers that varies depending on growth conditions. The goal of my internship was to understand the coordination between growth and division in E. coli. For this purpose I studied the growth of this bacterium in culture media of different compositions by time-lapse microscopy and I estimated the growth rate and the size distribution of bacteria. It has been shown previously that the average size is an exponential function of growth rate. However, in a bacterial population sizes vary greatly from one individual to another. Size distributions corresponding to different growth rates were not previously characterized. According to my measurements in four different media, I found that, regardless of the growth rate, in other words, regardless of the culture medium, a universally-size distribution curve exists and is then adapted to a multiplicative factor depending on the medium. Show less

Paris Area, France,

Phosphorylase Kinase (PhK), a regulatory enzyme, is 1.3MDa hexadecameric complex,(αβγδ)4. PhK comprises two arched lobes with a D2 symmetry and connected by bridges. Previous studies by electron microscopy of this protein have shown that the activated state of PhK consists of two bridges in negative staining and cryo. In the nonactivated state, Phk consists of four bridges in Cryo and two bridges in stain. These bridges arguably are the most questionable structure component of PhK which for… Show more Phosphorylase Kinase (PhK), a regulatory enzyme, is 1.3MDa hexadecameric complex,(αβγδ)4. PhK comprises two arched lobes with a D2 symmetry and connected by bridges. Previous studies by electron microscopy of this protein have shown that the activated state of PhK consists of two bridges in negative staining and cryo. In the nonactivated state, Phk consists of four bridges in Cryo and two bridges in stain. These bridges arguably are the most questionable structure component of PhK which for some are artifactually generated or altered by conventional sample preparation techniques for electron microcopy,The aim of my project was to calculate the structure of PhK in the nonactivated form at a higher resolution than that published and compare it with the activated form using the technique of single particle reconstruction from images obtained by Cryo-electron microscopy. To achieve high resolution, I had to work with hundreds of thousands of images selected from the projections of two different low resolution features one of the activated state consisting of two bridges (obtained by negative staining) and the other of the nonactivated state consisting of 4 bridges (obtained by cryo). I determined different classes in both cases with preferred orientations. Accordingly, calculated 3D models are all different. This suggests that the analysis technique and the references used also influence the outcome of the final structure. So in perspective, we must resume the selection of particles by checking the scripts and comparing with manual selection. Show less

Beirut, Lebanon

I worked as a trainee at the Doctors Center Laboratory in the summer of 2009 and summer 2010 . The laboratory services are dedicated to detection and monitoring of diseases and abnormalities.I worked two weeks in each of the following departments: clinical chemistry, medical microbiology, hematology, immunology, virology and body fluids, Molecular Genetics (using PCR and FISH technique), Cytogenetic (chromosomal analysis PGD), Neonatal Screening for inborn error of metabolism, Atomic… Show more I worked as a trainee at the Doctors Center Laboratory in the summer of 2009 and summer 2010 . The laboratory services are dedicated to detection and monitoring of diseases and abnormalities.I worked two weeks in each of the following departments: clinical chemistry, medical microbiology, hematology, immunology, virology and body fluids, Molecular Genetics (using PCR and FISH technique), Cytogenetic (chromosomal analysis PGD), Neonatal Screening for inborn error of metabolism, Atomic Absorption, Polarigraphy for trace and heavy metals, and microarray. Show less

Business Foundation Certificate, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Insead Alumni Association France Financial Markets & Valuation • Corporate finance & Capital markets • NPV, IRR.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Physics/Biophysics

title: Interaction between inclusions mediated by surfactant membranes and changes in the local order of the acyl chains Small Angle X-ray.

Certificate, Les Doctoriales

Les Doctoriales is a one week training program dedicated for PhD students of all disciplines with one goal : The preparation of the career.

Master'S Degree, Biophysics

Master degree in BioPhysics

Master'S Degree, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Active member of the Lebanese University Astronomy Club Bachelor and Master degree in Biochemistry

Bachelor'S Degree, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Lebanese University Astronomy Club