Florian Märkl

Head of Discovery at Plectonic Biotech | Translational R&D • T Cell Engagers • DNA Origami Immunotherapy

Dachau, Bavaria, Germany

About

Experience

  • Plectonic Biotech (Халльбергмос)
    • Head of Discovery
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      - Leading the identification of novel targets and the hit-to-lead optimization of DNA origami-based T cell engagers - Expanding Plectonic’s technology platform

    • Senior Scientist
      Jul 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Scientific and team leader in early immunotherapy R&D, with a strategic focus on indication and target selection, and technological platform expansion

  • LMU Klinikum München (München)
    • Postdoctoral researcher in Cancer immunotherapy
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

      - Leading and coordinating four ongoing projects in the field of cell therapies against solid cancers and hematological malignancies - Managing several collaboration projects in oncology and immune-oncology as part of external industry and academic partnerships

    • Ph.D. Candidate in Cancer Immunotherapy
      Jan 2019 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      - Development of mutation-specific chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells as precision cell therapy for high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia - Development of a modular therapeutic platform consisting of engineered T cells and bispecific antibodies to target multiple tumor antigens

  • Intern at Roche
    Jul 2017 - Dec 2017 · 6 mos

    Research in Immune Biology: Antibody development

  • The biocatalytic use of terpenes: Structural and mechanistic insights into limonene hydroxylation at Technical University Munich
    Mar 2015 - Jun 2015 · 4 mos

    PCR and ligation of the limonene hydroxylase - Transformation of E. coli and expression - Purification with Ni2+-affinity- and size-exclusion-chromatography - Testing of the catalytic activity by performing an absorption kinetics measurement and by LC- und GC-MS