N° 82
Date finished: Jan. 2018
Batch: WS14
Country of origin: Germany
Supervisor(s): Prof. Teichert (TU), Prof. Oestreich (TU)
Area PhD: Development of NHC/Cu catalysts for dihydrogen activation and their application in Cu-H catalysis
Present occupation:
07/2020- now: Lab Head & Project Lead at Nuvisan ICB GmbH1, Berlin
Job Role and Title: I am the Head of Chemistry Exploration and Technologies 1, a chemistry lab for synthesis of drug-like molecules and Project Lead of an integrated drug discovery project across different functions.
Type of Tasks: I design molecules, supervise technicians, analyze data, communicate results to management and clients, write patent applications. My primary task as project lead is to reach a certain milestone in the fastest time possible
Level of Team Responsibility: Team Leader (I lead a team of 4 and am responsible for overseeing their work) & Project Manager (I manage larger projects, often coordinating the efforts of multiple teams).
Industry Sector: I work in the pharmaceutical industry for a CRO2
Past occupations:
Sept. 2019 - June 2020: PostDoc at the University of Münster, Germany, group of Prof. Gilmour
Apr. 2018 - Aug. 2019:PostDoc at the University of Bristol, UK, group of Prof. Aggarwal
1 Founded 1979 in Europe (~1.000 employees, revenue possibly a round 245 Mio€), NUVISAN is a fully integrated Contract Research Organization with a 40-year track record of serving clients’ needs in early and clinical development for pharmaceutical and biotech companies, academic institutes and CROs. NUVISAN is part of the ALS Limited group.
2 A Contract Research Organization (CRO) is a company that provides clinical trial services for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries.