Experience

EraCal Therapeutics

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  As COO I am responsible for building a sustainable cutting-edge drug discovery unit to fill and drive our pipeline of our lead compounds, as well as for heir development into clinical candidates. This involves the talent aquisition, retention and day-to-day oversight and mentoring of co-workers and partners to ultimately enable growth and development of Eracal Therapeutics in both Business and Science. As COO I am responsible for building a sustainable cutting-edge drug discovery unit to fill and drive our pipeline of our lead compounds, as well as for heir development into clinical candidates. This involves the talent aquisition, retention and day-to-day oversight and mentoring of co-workers and partners to ultimately enable growth and development of Eracal Therapeutics in both Business and Science.



Roche

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Oct 2018 - May 2019

  Leader of a process research laboratory with 2–3 technicians working on process development/scale-up of small molecules and oligonucleotides, including conjugation chemistry. Responsibilities include- Process Research/Production of preclinical/clinical Drug Substance- project management duties from candidate selection through to early clinical supply, - supervision of technicians, apprentices, postdoctoral researchers- responsible for the Highly Active Substance facilities of pCMCto support the pipeline of Roche pRED (pharma Research and Early Development). Show less

• Scientist in pCMC Process Research

  • Dec 2016 - Sep 2018

  Responsible for a process research laboratory with 2–3 technicians working on process development/scale-up of small molecules and oligonucleotides, including conjugation chemistry. Activities span from candidate selection through to early clinical supply, with project management duties to support the pipeline of Roche pRED (pharma Research and Early Development)



Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Jun 2015 - Nov 2016

  Synthesis and evaluation of novel chiral Lewis acids for asymmetric catalysis Development of new strategies for enantioselective synthesis Administrative support for the Corey research group Mentoring of undergraduate students Synthesis and evaluation of novel chiral Lewis acids for asymmetric catalysis Development of new strategies for enantioselective synthesis Administrative support for the Corey research group Mentoring of undergraduate students



ETH Zürich

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Student

  • May 2011 - May 2015

  Total Synthesis of Diterpenoid Natural Products Development of Umpoled Nucleophiles for Iridium-catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Cyclic Peptides as Iron-mimic for Transferrin for the Crossing of the Blood-Brain Barrier of Amphotericin B Total Synthesis of Diterpenoid Natural Products Development of Umpoled Nucleophiles for Iridium-catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Substitution Cyclic Peptides as Iron-mimic for Transferrin for the Crossing of the Blood-Brain Barrier of Amphotericin B



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Master Thesis

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2011

  Master Thesis in the laboratory of Prof. Stephen L. Buchwald: Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Monosubstituted Ureas with Aryl Halides (with Dr. Brett P. Fors) Master Thesis in the laboratory of Prof. Stephen L. Buchwald: Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Monosubstituted Ureas with Aryl Halides (with Dr. Brett P. Fors)



Syngenta

• Switzerland
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Internship

  • Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

  Research Internship in Pesticide R&D with Dr. Thomas Pitterna Research Internship in Pesticide R&D with Dr. Thomas Pitterna