Oliver Braubach

Catalyzing Discoveries & Improving Patient Care through Spatial Biology

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

About

I lead R&D for the CellScape platform at Bruker Corporation, working at the intersection of spatial biology, imaging, and assay development. My background spans academic neuroscience through to multiple spatial platform launches in industry, including at Akoya Biosciences. I maintain active research interests and have authored 40+ publications across imaging, neuroscience, and cancer biology. My focus today is straightforward: turning complex spatial biology into data that are quantitative, reproducible, and usable. Not just more measurements. Better ones. This requires tight integration across assay design, imaging systems, and analysis workflows, as well as a constant feedback loop with real-world applications and scientific collaborators. I believe the field is at an inflection point. Discovery has accelerated. But the next phase will be defined by trust in the data. The demand for systems that are standardized, interpretable, and scalable is clear. That’s where my focus lies: building platforms that move beyond exploration and can be relied upon where it matters most - in the clinic.

Experience

  • Bruker Spatial Biology (Hybrid)
    • Senior Director of Research and Development
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • Director of Research & Development
      Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Director of Research & Development at Canopy Biosciences
    Jul 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (Full-time · 3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Director of Applications
      Apr 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Senior Manager Applications
      Aug 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Senior Applications Scientist
      Dec 2019 - Aug 2020 · 9 mos

  • Cedars-Sinai (2 yrs 5 mos)
    • Project Scientist - Biomedical Sciences
      May 2019 - Dec 2019 · 8 mos

      Implemented spatially-resolved CODEX and MERFISH - omics technologies - for discovery and translational research studies at Cedars Sinai.

    • Project Scientist - Neurosurgery
      Aug 2017 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Developed polymalic nanodrugs for targeting the central nervous system.

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Dec 2011 - Jun 2017 · 5 yrs 7 mos

    Developed optogenetic toolkits for minimally-invasive control and imaging of neural networks.