Gaëtan Cherbuin
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Fabien Fréry
I worked with Gaëtan for 2.5 years at SwissDeCode. He held the positions of Head of R&D and Biosafety Officer. He successfully led several demanding projects among which one resulted in a product for an internationally renowned food products company. I recognize in Gaëtan a very knowledgeable molecular biologist and microbiologist with high interpersonal and presentation skills. He was highly appreciated by his colleagues as an open and pleasant person.
Olivier Zava
Gaetan is a very talented molecular biologist and microbiologist, with a true passion for research and innovation. At the SICHH, he managed efficiently the PCR and genomics activities, ensuring that the necessary tasks were performed on time and with the best quality. More than that, he pro-actively introduced new techniques such as isothermal amplification, lab automation and nanopore sequencing, taking care of their installation, selection and technical validation. He got along very well with the team, thanks to his respectful, curious and honest personality and I enjoyed our frequent and open casual discussions. All in all, I was fortunate to supervize him and wish him all the best.
Fabien Fréry
I worked with Gaëtan for 2.5 years at SwissDeCode. He held the positions of Head of R&D and Biosafety Officer. He successfully led several demanding projects among which one resulted in a product for an internationally renowned food products company. I recognize in Gaëtan a very knowledgeable molecular biologist and microbiologist with high interpersonal and presentation skills. He was highly appreciated by his colleagues as an open and pleasant person.
Olivier Zava
Gaetan is a very talented molecular biologist and microbiologist, with a true passion for research and innovation. At the SICHH, he managed efficiently the PCR and genomics activities, ensuring that the necessary tasks were performed on time and with the best quality. More than that, he pro-actively introduced new techniques such as isothermal amplification, lab automation and nanopore sequencing, taking care of their installation, selection and technical validation. He got along very well with the team, thanks to his respectful, curious and honest personality and I enjoyed our frequent and open casual discussions. All in all, I was fortunate to supervize him and wish him all the best.
Fabien Fréry
I worked with Gaëtan for 2.5 years at SwissDeCode. He held the positions of Head of R&D and Biosafety Officer. He successfully led several demanding projects among which one resulted in a product for an internationally renowned food products company. I recognize in Gaëtan a very knowledgeable molecular biologist and microbiologist with high interpersonal and presentation skills. He was highly appreciated by his colleagues as an open and pleasant person.
Olivier Zava
Gaetan is a very talented molecular biologist and microbiologist, with a true passion for research and innovation. At the SICHH, he managed efficiently the PCR and genomics activities, ensuring that the necessary tasks were performed on time and with the best quality. More than that, he pro-actively introduced new techniques such as isothermal amplification, lab automation and nanopore sequencing, taking care of their installation, selection and technical validation. He got along very well with the team, thanks to his respectful, curious and honest personality and I enjoyed our frequent and open casual discussions. All in all, I was fortunate to supervize him and wish him all the best.
Fabien Fréry
I worked with Gaëtan for 2.5 years at SwissDeCode. He held the positions of Head of R&D and Biosafety Officer. He successfully led several demanding projects among which one resulted in a product for an internationally renowned food products company. I recognize in Gaëtan a very knowledgeable molecular biologist and microbiologist with high interpersonal and presentation skills. He was highly appreciated by his colleagues as an open and pleasant person.
Olivier Zava
Gaetan is a very talented molecular biologist and microbiologist, with a true passion for research and innovation. At the SICHH, he managed efficiently the PCR and genomics activities, ensuring that the necessary tasks were performed on time and with the best quality. More than that, he pro-actively introduced new techniques such as isothermal amplification, lab automation and nanopore sequencing, taking care of their installation, selection and technical validation. He got along very well with the team, thanks to his respectful, curious and honest personality and I enjoyed our frequent and open casual discussions. All in all, I was fortunate to supervize him and wish him all the best.
Experience
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Testmate Health
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Switzerland
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Jun 2021 - Present
Testmate Health is a an early stage healthcare startup focused on low cost, high quality & accurate at home self-testing. Our team brings together expertise in sexual health and diagnostics to bring our mission of making testing for sexual health easy and accessible to life. STI rates have soared in recent years, partly due to a reduction in access to easy & affordable testing. Yet, it is asymptomatic in nearly 80% of women, and causes preventable complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Testmate Health is developing the first OTC urine home test for common STIs, that can be performed anywhere, at anytime, providing PCR quality results in minutes. Our platform test kit can be adapted to detect any DNA or RNA sequence, STDs are just the beginning!Awards and Accelerators:1. MassChallenge Switzerland 20192. HelloTomorrow Top 100 20193. Google For Startups Women's Health 20214. De Vigier Foundation Award 20215. Biopole Startup Award 2022 Show less
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Chief Technology Officer
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Nov 2019 - May 2021
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SwissDeCode
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Switzerland
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of R&D
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Dec 2018 - May 2021
R&D: Technological scouting (isothermal amplification technologies, lateral-flow systems, POC devices) Instrument-free DNA detection. Development: Semi-quantitative isothermal reaction for a multinational food industry company. Isothermal reaction in detergent matrix for a multinational consumer goods company. SARS-CoV-2 isothermal assay development. Production of reference material of SwissDeCode DNAFoil kits (DNA cloning and In-vitro transcription). Microbiology laboratory: Establishment of a BIOSL2 microbiology laboratory. BioSafety Officer of SwissDeCode BIOSL2 facility. Show less
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SICHH - Swiss Integrative Center for Human Health SA
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Switzerland
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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BioMolecular Facility Specialist
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Jun 2016 - Nov 2018
R&D Operations: - Skin and Soil Microbiome Projects - qPCR - ddPCR Assay Development - Isothermal Amplification - Nanopore Sequencing NGS Operations: - RNA-Seq - WGS - 16S-metagenomics - QC - Lab Automation Teaching: - Introduction to digital droplet PCR - NGS Operations Others: Business Development - Participation to Events - Prospection Activities - Lead the Passeport Vacances activity “les Experts Fribourg” in 2017 & 2018 R&D Operations: - Skin and Soil Microbiome Projects - qPCR - ddPCR Assay Development - Isothermal Amplification - Nanopore Sequencing NGS Operations: - RNA-Seq - WGS - 16S-metagenomics - QC - Lab Automation Teaching: - Introduction to digital droplet PCR - NGS Operations Others: Business Development - Participation to Events - Prospection Activities - Lead the Passeport Vacances activity “les Experts Fribourg” in 2017 & 2018
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Research Assistant
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May 2010 - Jan 2011
-Develop an RNA extraction method for cheese and raw milk -Genotyping of Lactobacillus parabuchneri -Analysis and curation of bacterial genomes -qPCR method development -Bioinformatics -Develop an RNA extraction method for cheese and raw milk -Genotyping of Lactobacillus parabuchneri -Analysis and curation of bacterial genomes -qPCR method development -Bioinformatics
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Education
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2011 - 2015
University of Zurich
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2007 - 2009
University of Lausanne - UNIL
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2004 - 2007
University of Lausanne - UNIL
Bachelor of Science
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