Experience

Reactosome
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Scientific Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present


Entrepreneur First

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Entrepreneur in Residence

  • Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  -Conducted marketing and customer discovery -Developed strategies for gaining market traction and building a strong product strategy -Successfully secured two signed LOIs and two signed NDAs through extensive networking -Initiated organization process by finding an appropriate lab space, searching for grants, and meeting with tax advisors and IP lawyers -Recruited two highly qualified experts to join our scientific board -Conducted marketing and customer discovery -Developed strategies for gaining market traction and building a strong product strategy -Successfully secured two signed LOIs and two signed NDAs through extensive networking -Initiated organization process by finding an appropriate lab space, searching for grants, and meeting with tax advisors and IP lawyers -Recruited two highly qualified experts to join our scientific board



MPI-CBG - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

• Germany
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• PHD Student

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2022

  PhD researcher, Max Planck Institute for genetic and molecular biology, Dresden Jan. 2018 – Present Programming a synthetic out-of-equilibrium PEN- DNA (Polymerase/Exonuclease/Nickase Dynamic Network Assembly) reaction network within proteinosomes. To better understand how compartmentalised reactions lead emergent behaviour between cell in complex system, I reconstruct an a synthetic DNA reaction network within synthetic cells called proteinosomes. - Independent design and implementation of research projects with data publication in peer-reviewed journals as first and co-author. - Developing interdisciplinary and international collaborations to advance research projects. - Communicating scientific achievements through regular lab-meetings, at retreats and international conferences. - Developing a new detergent-free method for reconstructing liposome membranes. - Microfabrication of bio-inspired compartment via microfluidic device - Gaining a deep understanding of the compartmentalisation effect on a fine-tuneable chemical reaction network Show less



dresden|exists

• Germany
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Start-up creation training program

  • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

  I pursued to materialise my novel TDDS idea I had back in my master’s course, by assembling a motivated team and applying to a start-up course organised by dresden|exists. Through this we constructed a business plan and a pitch deck which was presented to real-world venture capitalists. In this in the training program supported by LifeTechLab we had the chance to learn how to create a start up. The education modules include: business model development IP & cooperation contracts market research intellectual property protection financial planning sales pitch presentations. Show less



Technische Universität Dresden

• Germany
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Research Scientist

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  Screening of UV light-activated cross-linkers to optimise the microfluidic production of hydrogel beads. To minimise necessary the UV light exposure to achieve polymerisation of the hydrogel beads, I tested different UV light activated cross-linkers to obtain polyacrylamide-based hydrogel beads using a microfluidic device. - Development of knowledge for the design, use and optimisation of microfluidic systems. Screening of UV light-activated cross-linkers to optimise the microfluidic production of hydrogel beads. To minimise necessary the UV light exposure to achieve polymerisation of the hydrogel beads, I tested different UV light activated cross-linkers to obtain polyacrylamide-based hydrogel beads using a microfluidic device. - Development of knowledge for the design, use and optimisation of microfluidic systems.

• Field Research Graduate Assistant,

  • Jun 2017 - Sep 2017

  Time and cost optimisation of the production of Rosetta DE3-derived bacterial cell extract to build a home-made TXTL (cell-free transcription-translation) system. - Independent project involving the optimisation of TXTL system production protocols. Time and cost optimisation of the production of Rosetta DE3-derived bacterial cell extract to build a home-made TXTL (cell-free transcription-translation) system. - Independent project involving the optimisation of TXTL system production protocols.



Armenise-Harvard Synthetic and Reconstructive Biology, CIBIO, University of Trento

• MS Intern

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  Construction of communication network between artificial and living cells. The ability to mimic specific living cell features has become important in basic and applicative research. To test the compatibility of synthetic systems with living cells we build a communication network between bacteria and different types of artificial cells. - Development of problem-solving skills to reconstruct bio-inspired cascade reactions systems. - Collaborative project under the supervision of a PhD student. Show less



Università di Bologna

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

  Identification of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) responsible for the resistance to psylla in a Japanese pear tree. - First experience in a laboratory for the finalisation of a research project Identification of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) responsible for the resistance to psylla in a Japanese pear tree. - First experience in a laboratory for the finalisation of a research project