Experience

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  CDR-Life Inc.

  • Horgen, Zurich, Switzerland

  • Expert/Affinity Characterization

    • Jul 2020 - Present
    • Horgen, Zurich, Switzerland

    Leading a small team in the developability group that develops and conducts high-throughput SPR-assays to characterize novel antibody formats and support lead candidate selection for all our projects with a focus on specificity assessment. Working as a research project lead for one of our projects in the pipeline including market and indication analysis, feasibility and competition assessment and project activities management.Key expertises: 1) Establishment of a SPR biosensor analysis platform for the characterization of new antibody formats2) Team management 3) Scientific project feasibility analysis including FTO, competitors, market and patient population 4) Project research activities management

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  Plückthun group, University of Zurich

  • Zürich Area, Switzerland

  • PHD Graduate Student

    • Jan 2013 - Jun 2020
    • Zürich Area, Switzerland

    Generation of targeted protein-drug conjugates for tumor therapy. Supervision of several master students. Skills acquired: Time management, project management, data evaluation and presentation, ELISA, SPR, protein engineering, expression and purification

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  Boehringer Ingelheim

  • Germany
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Scientist

    • Sep 2012 - Nov 2012

    Biophysical and biochemical characterization of IgG- like bispecific antibody formats.Skills acquired: See below

  • Diploma Student

    • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

    Purification process establishment of innovative antibody formats with novel ligands using a protein sequence based approach. Characterization of biochemical properties of different new antibody formats and antibody fragment fusion proteins.Skills acquired: First insights into biopharmaceutical industry and its processes, protein purification, chromatography, HPLC-analysis, DoE

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  Cancer Research UK

  • Cancer Research Centre, Liverpool

  • Internship

    • Feb 2011 - Apr 2011
    • Cancer Research Centre, Liverpool

    Cloning, expression and purification of phosphatases for further investigation of a putative cell cycle function.Skills acquired: Knowledge about how labs and academic systems function in other countries

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  Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

  • Jena Area, Germany

  • Research Assistant

    • Jul 2009 - Mar 2011
    • Jena Area, Germany

    Preparation of antenna and nerve cords of the olfactory system in Drosophila and Heliothis. Fluorescence imaging of active regions of the olfactory system on stimulated animals.Skills acquired: Time management, working with fruit flies and moths, working in an interdisciplinary team