Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
With 10 years of experience in R&D and innovation, I am deeply motivated by bringing technological innovations from the lab to the market. My expertise lies in Chemical Physics and Material Science, where I have consistently driven breakthroughs through a blend of scientific rigor and creative problem-solving. My two main drivers are R&D and Leadership. I master the full R&D lifecycle, from ideation to industrial scale-up. 🔹 Proof of Concept including patenting: I Authored 6 patents, demonstrating my ability to convert ideas into protected intellectual property. 🔹 Lab and industrial scale-up: I led the development and scale-up of 2 key processes, bridging the gap between concept and real world. My experience has shaped a broad and strategic perspective on innovation 🔹 Project Management: Expertise in strategizing, roadmap development, and leading projects from inception to delivery. 🔹 Team Leadership: Proven track record in managing and mentoring teams, fostering growth at both individual and group levels. 🔹 Partnership Building: Established and managed strategic partnerships with industrial suppliers, academic institutions, and clients, driving collaborative innovation. 🔹 Funding: Played a key role in securing VC funding and grants, directly contributing to company growth. I thrive on the intellectual challenges posed by innovation, constantly seeking to push the boundaries of what’s possible. My ability to adapt and learn quickly has allowed me to innovate across diverse contexts and drive meaningful impact. Intuition plays a vital role in my approach, guiding me to successes that have been recognized through patents and industry achievements.
As Technical Support to the Director of Manufacturing, advised him on an industrialization project from lab to full scale: - Sourced and built collaborations with suppliers of industrial goods and machinery, CMOs, and consulting firms worldwide - Lead successful pilot tests in collaboration with the R&D team, achieved scale-up - Tought out recommendations for manufacturing strategy
Structured the service and the team, in collaboration with the Industrial Director then the CFO Managed a team of 2 people, deployed an ERP Lead technical sourcing for both R&D and industrial projects with a broad diversity of suppliers, elaborated recommendations for Make-or-Buy strategies
Carried a market analysis on the ion-exchange membrane market, through bottom-up, top-down approaches and interviews with KOL Reported to the CEO and the President on strategic decisions Performed active innovation and technological watch
R&D management Led team for process scale-up - Transitioned from hand-made to made-to-order, reproducible injectors - Built a functional, continuous and parallelized lab-scale pilot - Operated the lab-scale pilot in collaboration with Kapsera teams - Collaborated with a consultant to design an industrial-scale pilot Led material science innovation - Developed patent-pending technologies - Mentored PhD student IP Advised CEO and coordinated IP landscape study Authored patents (pending) in collaboration with IP firm Fundraising Assisted the CEO with raising private equity Co-authored public grant applications
Encapsulation of microorganisms for sustainable agriculture LCMD