Experience

AC Immune

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vaccine Manufacturing Technology Lead

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  • Introduce innovative technologies and approaches aimed at improving process performance and know-how • Provide scientific leadership in the field of engineering of the manufacturing of nanoparticles • Define systematic and scientifically driven studies aimed at optimize manufacturing processes and scale-up • Scientifically support manufacturability, technology-transfer to CMOs and scale-up of liposomes manufacturing process • Ensure mirroring of manufacturing processes between AC Immune and CMOs (scale-down level) • Supervision of in-house activities (Technicians, batch records) for process optimization & scale-up • Manage activities performed at the CMOs (screening & selection of appropriate CMOs, technical support, coordination of manufacturing activities) • Support budget preparation and control Show less



University of Colorado Boulder

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2016 - Oct 2021

  - I developed simple to use, photopolymerizable hydrogel formulations for expansion microscopy applications; a process of physically magnifying and clearing biological samples to improve resolution of microscopy imaging. We refer to this technology as PhotoExM. Using PhotoExM, we can achieve 50 nm resolution in standard confocal microscopes.- Using PhotoExM, I implemented a general method to optically clear and expand biological samples grown in biomaterial scaffolds, which we refer to a Gel-to-Gel (GtG) transfer technology. We think that GtG would help accelerate discoveries in tissue engineering. Show less

• • Sep 2016 - Sep 2021



Howard Hughes Medical Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  - Development of novel, synthetic hydrogel matrices to study the differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells, particularly into chondrocytes. - Development of hydrogel-nanoparticle composites either for localized drug delivery or real-time imaging of cell surface markers in a three-dimensional matrix. - Development of novel, synthetic hydrogel matrices to study the differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells, particularly into chondrocytes. - Development of hydrogel-nanoparticle composites either for localized drug delivery or real-time imaging of cell surface markers in a three-dimensional matrix.



EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Assistant

  • Feb 2011 - May 2016

  I developed "smart" polymeric fragrance delivery systems that specifically recognizes cotton fabric and human hair under relevant washing conditions. The work can be subdivided into three general sections: - Identification of cotton and hair-binding peptides using phage display. - Preparation of model polymeric profragrances that selectively deposits onto the target of interest. - Preparation of peptide-functionalized, fragrance loaded capsules using miniemulsion polymerization. Thesis title: Bioinspired selective surface deposition of fragrance delivery systems. Thesis supervisor: Prof. Harm-Anton Klok. The work is performed in close collaboration with Firmenich SA. Show less



PreScouter, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Scholar

  • May 2013 - Mar 2016

  -I provided online consultancy as a global research scholar to leading companies in the field. - I completed seven different projects. -I provided online consultancy as a global research scholar to leading companies in the field. - I completed seven different projects.



Firmenich

• Switzerland
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  -I carried out dynamic headspace measurements using fragrance loaded nanoparticles. -I carried out dynamic headspace measurements using fragrance loaded nanoparticles.