Rui Mendes Email & Phone Number

Netherlands

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Viroclinics-DDL (Cerba Research company) is a virology contract research organization that supports the development of vaccines, antibodies and antiviral compounds targeting viral infectious diseases, operating at a global level for several of the top-10 Biopharmaceutical companies.Role: Lead a team composed of 9 members that supports Lab Operations through 1) transfer and implementation of assays, 2) automation of assays for high-throughput 3) troubleshoot of assays 4) QC of assays… Show more Viroclinics-DDL (Cerba Research company) is a virology contract research organization that supports the development of vaccines, antibodies and antiviral compounds targeting viral infectious diseases, operating at a global level for several of the top-10 Biopharmaceutical companies.Role: Lead a team composed of 9 members that supports Lab Operations through 1) transfer and implementation of assays, 2) automation of assays for high-throughput 3) troubleshoot of assays 4) QC of assays (including trending, deviations, CAPAS, risk analysis and change control) Show less

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

CellPoint develops treatments for hematological malignancies by retargeting patient immune cells at the point-of-care. Role: Responsible for the development and validation of molecular assays that are essential for CAR-T cell product characterization and release (phase-1/2).

Leiden

ProQR develops RNA therapies for severe rare and common diseases.Role: Manage biomarker and assay development activities that support the development of an ophthalmic therapeutic program targeting FECD3 (phase-1b trial).

Leiden

Role: Manage formulation and drug delivery activities that support drug product development of ophthalmic and skin therapeutic programs targeting LCA10 (phase-1/2 and -2/3 pivotal) and COL7A1 (phase-1/2), respectively.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Erasmus MC is the most innovative university medical center in the Netherlands and one of the world’s leading centers of scientific research. Role: Manage all aspects of my PhD research project focused on finding and understanding molecular mechanisms associated with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

Application of high-throughput automated bioreactors to test optimal conditions for treatment of Osteoarthritis using 3D-culturing of patient-derived chondrocytes.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Instituto Superior Técnico is the largest and most reputed school of Engineering, Science and Technology in Portugal.Role: Development of methods for gene delivery to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to support application of cell/gene therapy in hematological disorders.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Sciences

Thesis: Unravelling pathologic molecular mechanisms of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Biomedical Sciences

Thesis: Non-viral gene delivery to human mesenchymal stem cells using cationic liposomes. + Lectures and laboratory activities.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Biomedical Sciences

Lectures and laboratory activities in different biological areas related to molecular biology and genetics.