Markus Roucka

passionate about evolving new businesses - connecting people - having successful projects. Just catalyse...

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

- current position: CBDO / Managing Director - Build and maintain contacts with current and prospective customers - Facilitate business growth by working together with clients and business partners - Manage proposal teams & Business developer - Design and implement processes to support business growth - Develop marketing strategies - Cooperation with Labteams, Project management, Operations, QC - Maintain webpage & press releases - Speaker at Scientific conferences & Trainer - Lecturer at IMC University of applied science (Krems)

Experience

  • Head of Business Development at Tentamus Group
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    I will focus Business Development for Tentamus DACH Holding companies. With this I will use my experience and knowledge abnd backgound about biotech and pharmaceutical industry, and support the managers of the Tentamus DACH commpanies by their strategy reaching their goals.

  • VelaLabs GmbH (7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Managing Director / CBDO
      Jun 2019 - Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      - Building and maintaining connections with current and prospective customers; - Facilitating business growth by working together with clients and business partners; - Managing proposal teams & business developers; - Designing and implementing processes to support business growth; - Developing marketing strategies; - Cooperating with Labteams, Project Management, Operations, and Quality Control; - Maintaining webpage & press releases; - Speaking and mentoring at Scientific conferences;

    • Chief Business Development Officer & Marketing
      Oct 2018 - Jun 2019 · 9 mos

      Building connections with current and prospective customers and other business and project partners. Facilitating business growth by working with clients, as well as business partners (suppliers, subcontractors, technology providers). Elaborating business development plans, designing and implementing processes to support business growth through customer and market definition. Driving prospects through to contract award, developing technological approaches, identifying prospects, and preparing proposals. Developing marketing strategies, and managing proposal teams and business developers in connection with CPO as a leader of R&D. Developing Applications and other Systems.

    • Chief Operating Officer
      Dec 2016 - Oct 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

      As a Scientific Supervisor, I took care of Business development, GMP, Assay development, Method validation, Analytical thinking, Protein characterization, Pre-/Clinical analytics, Immunogenicity testing, Supervising international projects, and Marketing. I also worked as a Speaker, Lecturer, and Trainer

  • VELA pharm. Entwicklung u Laboranalytik GmbH (7 yrs 8 mos)
    • Head Laboratory
      Oct 2009 - May 2016 · 6 yrs 8 mos

      Scientific Supervisor - Method development - GMP - Analytical thinking - Protein characterization - Speaker - Method validation - Pre-/Clinical analytics - Immunogenicity testing - Trainer - Project manager - Business development

    • Senior Technician - Quality Control
      Oct 2008 - Oct 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Working in a GMP Environment, Method Development, SPR Assays (BIAcore) Isolation of PBMCs form human blood, Perform Analytical Methods (SDS-PAGE, IEF, HPLC ...), Tissue Culture of cancer cell lines, Perform Bioassays, Qualification of Equipment and Methods

  • Diploma Student at University Medical Center Groningen
    Aug 2007 - Feb 2008 · 7 mos

    Worked in the Medical Oncolog Dept. with NSCLC cell lines to look for TRAIL dependent apoptosis routes in combination with a proteasome inhibitor

  • R&D Assistant at Biomin
    Jun 2001 - Sep 2005 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    - Supervisor for fermentation & downstream processes - working with cell/tissue culture - take care of the culture collection at -80°C - quality control investigations of the products - developed a waste management concept - organize Review meetings or Jour fixes - writing SOPs and reports for the projects