Romain Morodo, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

San Francisco Bay Area

- Recruited and managed a team of 6 consultants for the evaluation and product development of new therapeutics in the oncology space for an AI-driven Series C biotech company and conceived a project timeline with critical touchpoints to reach the client’s goals.- Established secondary research and KOL interview guidelines for the consulting team.- Adjusted.

San Francisco Bay Area

- Constructed a protein database and scoring system for the identification of druggable targets for a computationally-driven platform from a VC-founded biotechnology company.- Coordinated with the senior leadership to ensure target compatibility and commercial viability.- Established a market benchmark based on (pre)clinical trial data of prioritized.

Stanford, California, United States

• Developed a continuous flow process for the on-demand production of oligomeric entities for mRNA-based drug delivery.- Investigated novel organocatalysts for fast and highly (stereo)selective polymerization reactions.
• Executed secondary research to prioritize strategic ambitions for the portfolio diversification of a major pharmaceutical company into the oncology market.
• Synthetized recommendations for internal pipeline developments and external acquisitions into final deliverables.Advisor: Prof. Robert M. Waymouth

San Jose, California, United States

- Developed an automated and programmable platform with a multidisciplinary team for the preparation of high-performance polymers and accelerated material discovery.

Center For Integrated Technology And Organic Synthesis (CiTOS), Liège, Belgium

- Developed multi-step batch and continuous flow procedures for the scalable production of small organic molecules, including pharmaceutical ingredients, monomers, and oligonucleotide precursors.- Implemented in-line purifications and process analytics (FTIR, 1H and 31P NMR) for real-time monitoring of hazardous chemical reactions, allowing a safer.

Groningen, Netherlands

2016 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Ben L. Feringa research group- Initiated a collaborative research program related to the safer and more efficient synthesis of phosphoramidite ligands for asymmetric catalysis.

Avon, France

- Implemented and scaled-out a continuous flow process involving reactive derivatives from a lab- to a pilot-scale production of pharmaceutical precursors with a 150-fold output increase.- The data obtained were published (https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC04395H).

Goé, Belgium

R&D department (2016) and Quality Control department (2017) – Food Industry- Supported rheological, physico-chemical and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis efforts.- Coordinated with the lab manager to ensure up-to-date sample monitoring from production.

Citos & LIAC

- Synthetized metallic nanoparticles for pharma-related catalytic applications using continuous flow systems.

- Trained classes of ~70 bachelor students during various practical courses of chemistry.

Postdoctoral Research, Organocatalysis & Biomaterials

Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D., Synthetic Organic Chemistry & Process Technologies

Master'S Degree, Chemical Sciences