Jan Wagner

Head of Instrument Repair and Lab Automation at MPI-CBG Dresden & CEO at Lab Angels

Greater Dresden Area

About

After having finished my degree within the field of automation, I started as a technician of laboratory automation at the MPI-CBG Dresden an got upgraded to be the head of automation fo this institute in 2007. End of 2011 I changed my employer, going to LiCONiC instruments AG Liechtenstein where I was helping setting up their German entity "LiCONiC Deutschland GmbH" and handling parts of the service and development as project manager. Nowadays I am back at the MPI-CBG in order to help as Head of Laboratory Automation and Instrument Repair as well as realizing technical and IT-related microscopy support. In 2014 I founded Lab Angels. The company offers consultancy in laboratory automation and develops devices for the biotechnology market. Specialties: high throughput liquid handling, laboratory automation, information technology

Experience

  • CEO at Lab Angels
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

    * Development of laboratory automation devices (standalone or integrated) for the Biotech industry * Lab automation consulting for multiple scientific workgroups outside the MPI-CBG * Helping scientific laboratories towards acquisitions, application setup, quality checking and permanent maintenance of laboratory automation

  • Head Of Laboratory Automation and Instrument Repair at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
    Jul 2012 - Present · 14 yrs

    * Management, acquisition, programming, quality checking and maintenance of laboratory automation * Repair and Maintenance of scientific equipment like microscopy, MTP-based reading/washing/liquid handling devices, HPLC machines, chromatography devices, acoustic liquid handling et cetera * IT-related and applicative support in scientific and automated microscopy Support in and programming of biological applications on multiple laboratory automation devices * Support in IT and laboratory devices machinery for the whole MPI-CBG

  • Application Specialist at LiCONiC
    Dec 2011 - Jun 2012 · 7 mos

    * Setup and support of Biobanking devices * Management and reporting on running setup processes * Setup of the German subsidiary of the LiCONiC AG

  • Head Of Laboratory Automation at MPI-CBG - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
    Oct 2003 - Nov 2011 · 8 yrs 2 mos

    * Support decision process for the acquisition of lab automation and its integration in the current workflows and given automation setup * Setup of automated lab processes for 25 scientific work groups including liquid handlers (contact, acoustic), drop dispensers, and automated microscopes of different types * Administration of the complete IT infrastructure of a HT Screening unit * Definition and Structuring of biological processes and realization of those with the help of automated devices * Setup of a proprietary Laboratory Information Management System

  • Student at Kadsoft Computer GmbH Freital Freital
    Oct 2000 - Sep 2003 · 3 yrs

    That was my partner during my studies!