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Berlin, De

Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, De

Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, De

Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, De

• Project Leader Genetic Engineering Safety Regulations according to § 28 GenTSV• Development of a highly productive CHO expression platform for biopharmaceuticals (biologicals, biosimilars) applying proprietary expression vectors• Cell Line Development & Host Cell Engineering• Molecular assay development• Quality management (QM), SOPs, training, release of cell culture media & feeds

Fort Myers, Fl, Us

• Early stage bioprocess development employing phototrophic microorganisms• Market analysis & technological Business Development• Production of heme-containing proteins in cyanobacteria for food products• Production of mycosporine-like amino acids in cyanobacteria useful as natural UV absorbing compounds for the cosmetics market• Development of genetic engineer­ing tools (genome editing) and recombinant protein expression• Support of the project manager in task planning and writing, analysis of experimental data and author of consolidating and technical reports and patent applications• Supervision of technical personal

Fort Myers, Fl, Us

• Analysis and design of metabolic pathways for production of a wide variety of green chemistry products across multiple microbes• Delivery of new and improved microbial strains by means of GMO and classical strain development for the fermentative production• Application and development of genetic engineer­ing tools (genome editing) and recombinant protein expression• Development of strategies to increase the genetic stability of enhanced microbial hosts capable of producing a compound of interest• Development of antibiotic marker-free production platforms• Analysis of data from phenotype testing and using knowledge of microbial metabolism to design the next round of strain engineering• Development of genomic libraries and high-throughput compatible techniques for the selection of a variety of microbes that either shorten the engineering cycle time and/or extend the throughput and capabilities of the engineering cycle• Support of the project manager in task planning and writing, analysis of experimental data and author of consolidating and technical reports• Supervision of technical personal• Solving challenges with creativity, solid broad scientific expertise and experimental experience

Fort Myers, Fl, Us

• Strain development of cyanobacteria for production of ethanol from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide• Application of technical knowledge to optimize of existing microbial fermentation products• Providing technical support to other departments on the site• Design and carry out of laboratory experiments to support process development, optimization, troubleshooting and scale up testing• Independent execution of scientific projects and provision of support for ongoing projectswith the focus on strain development and biochemical fermentation optimization• Accompaniment and support of bioprocess optimization using already developed and stillto be developed biochemical and molecular biology methods• Development of cloning strategies and quantified improvements on the basis of cell-specificparameters (metabolic engineering)• Development and implementation of CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering andcharacterization, including molecular biological, biochemical and/or cell-based assays• Exploit bacterial systems for miniaturized High-Troughput-Screenings• Identification and quantification of metabolites (Metabolomics), transcriptomics and proteomics• Supervision of technical personal

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Biotechnology And Medical Devices

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Molecular Infection Biology

Diploma, Biology - Molecular Microbiology & Biochemistry