CURRICULUM VITAEName: Oded Babai11/2018-Present Researcher at Picodya Technologies 2004 - 11/2018 Researcher at Savyon Diagnostics.2003-2003 Researcher at Realbio. 2003-2003 Bioinformatics course at the Open University.1996 - 1999M.Sc. in Genetics & field crop from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel. 1988 –1991 B.Sc. in Horticulture The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot, Israel.Working experience11/2018-Scientist & Assay development at Picodya Technologies, a Company developing innovative platform for POC diagnostics. Developing Innovative Diagnostics Platform, Paper based Immunoassay.2004 -11/2018Scientist & assay developer at Savyon Diagnostics, a company developing Diagnostics methods for infectious diseases. Developing innovative diagnostics methods .Developing Lateral Flow assay.protein Labeling.Company microbiologist. Transfer to production & validation team. 2003 Scientist at "Real-Bio technologies", company who gives biological R&D services. 2000 – 2002 Scientist at "Gamida Sense Diagnostics Ltd." Specialized in technologies for diagnosis and gene analysis, CELIA- highly sophisticated device for non- instrumental rapid diagnosis, OCEAN- single step amplification system for SNP analysis and RNA transcription.1992 – 1996 Agronomist, manager at “DAN” flower farm and "Bickel flowers". Team manager, planing planting programs. In charge of new cultivars. Professional experience 1996-presentLeading projects in molecular biology, ELISA Lateral flow assay at the following fields: infections diseases, parasites in stool. DNA and RNA extraction, PCR & qPCR, cloning, screen cDNA libraries, radioactive/non-radioactive labeled northern blot, DNA markers. Protein extraction and activity assay on gel, ELISA.Microbiology including Growth of bacteria, parasites and fungi in different culture media.Analytic techniques: PAGE, agarose and starch gels. PCR free, hybridization based DNA probe amplification technology for SNP detection and RNA transcription. Experience the use of Oligo’s modifications, such as biotin, fluorescence.Purification of antibodies from serum using protein A column and affinitychromatography, labeling antibodies with HRP.