Mandy Soo Email & Phone Number

Canada

- Contributed to the launch of two STEMdiff Lung products and currently overseeing another product in development- Identified a method to reduce cost of production by ~50% in expanding iPS-derived pancreatic progenitors compared to the initial specifications- Assessed pancreatic progenitor expansion in different culturing formats such as 2D, 3D, suspension cultures & in bioreactors to maximize cellular growth- Improved the scalability of experimental testing by 400% through developing a high throughput cell based performance assay for differentiating lung cells- Increased lung cell differentiation efficiency by 150% in pulmonary media products by optimizing the media formula- Minimized experimental risks and raised consistency in experimental results by creating flow cytometric characterization (FCC) SOPs for QC & R&D teams- Decreased the cost of the FCC process by reducing experimental time by 30% & determined the minimum concentration of antibodies for optimal results- Trained scientists on maintaining & differentiating human stem cells into epithelial cells, & characterizing differentiated cells via FC, RT-qPCR, & ICC- Developed educational resources for new products to facilitate product knowledge for the sales team, & provided on-going support- Spearheaded an awareness campaign to the ISSCR conference about a STEMdiff Lung product- Nurtured iPS-cell lines for various differentiation experiments - Reduced manufacturing of excess pulmonary media kits by validating the product’s efficacy beyond its standard shelf life

- Learned the basics of cell culture in order to maintain and passage various cancer cell lines, while utilizing sterile techniques- Performed single cell bio-analysis on various cancer cell lines using dielectrophoresis microfluidic chip and cytotoxic drugs to optimize protocol of assay- Manage laboratory operations such as washing microfluidic chips, replenishing material to assist in daily maintenance around the lab

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Designed, conducted and troubleshooted experimental protocols to optimize immunomagnetic cell separation for the isolation of specific immune cell types from human PBMC and mice- Improved the purity and recovery of cell isolations by optimising incubation time and concentration of kit reagent- Collected and interpreted experimental data using biostatistics software and presented to senior scientists for product design verification- Harvested murine tissue, including splenocytes and bone marrow- Processed leukapheresis product and stored samples in cryogenic tank

Canada

- Managed concession staff and implemented a factory line system to minimize errors and expedite service- Created a warm and welcoming environment to build rapport and upsell more products- Diffused customer complaints and addressed queries- Maximize sales by optimizing the placement of food and beverages to customers