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Doctor-Engineer by training, my profile combines strong expertise in cell biology (academic and industrial) with practical experience in business development.
Scientific Direction:
>15 years of experience in the field of stem cells including the production and differentiation of pluripotent stem cells (human and animal), the development of in vitro assays (including high-throughput screening) and the discovery of active ingredients.
Expertise in the fields of dermo-cosmetics (skin) and biotech/pharma (retina).
More than 15 publications and 2 patents
Management:
Design, implementation and management of an in vitro cell culture laboratory
Management of R&D team
Business Development:
Development of a commercial prospecting strategy, prospect contacts and maturation until closing, CRM implementation and management, customer relationship follow-up.
I am fluent in French, English and Italian, and have notions of German and Mandarin.
WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU
-Expert advice in my areas of expertise: writing projects or experimental plans, data analysis, writing study or bibliographic reports.
-Writing scientific or popularized content, in French or English
-Business development
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Italian
Native or bilingual
German
Basic
Chinese
Basic
Can work on-site
Nice (up to 50km)
Experience
- PhenocellChief Scientific OfficerBIOTECHNovember 2014 - July 2022 (7 years and 8 months)Grasse, FranceScientific Development• Introduce innovative hiPSC based in vitro models and bioassays for active compound discovery and validation: melanocyte & pigmentation (2014), sebocyte & acne (2016), RPE (2015) & dry AMD (2020), muscle (2021).• Set-up new laboratory (2018) and lead R&D team (6 people)Business Development• Prospect identification, lead maturation and closing• Manage service projects and follow-up with clients (30-40 projects annually).• Follow key customers portfolio (>30 accounts).
- Johns Hopkins University School Of MedicineResearch Fellow, Stem Cell BiologyJuly 2010 - October 2014 (4 years and 3 months)Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into retinal pigment epithelium cells:• Successfully competed and obtained support for my research projects (> $700k total support):-Maryland Stem Cell Fund post-doctoral fellowship-NIH Exploratory/ Developmental research grant award R21-Thome Memorial Foundation grant.• Developed and implemented a scalable and defined process for the generation of retinal pigment epithelium cells from human pluripotent stem cells.• Performed a high-throughput screen and identified compounds which increase retinal pigment epithelium differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells.• Resulted in 6 publications, 3 posters and 2 oral presentations at international conferences.
- LABIOCEM (Sino-French Laboratory: INRA, France / Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)PhD candidateSeptember 2006 - January 2010 (3 years and 4 months)Jouy-en-Josas, FranceIdentification of gene expression differences between epiblast stem cells from normal and cloned embryos, investigative use of alternative signaling pathways to generate bovine pluripotent stem cells.• Devised and executed a 3-year research project in a cross-cultural environment.• Pioneered the Sino-French PhD program and strengthened the collaboration: meeting organization, management of 3 technicians, and transfer of experimental skills to the Chinese laboratory.• Resulted in 5 publications, 2 posters and 1 oral presentation at international conferences.
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Education
- Challenge PlusHEC School of Management2021Challenge Plus
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Developmental Biology and EmbryologyAgroParisTech - Institute of Life, Food and Environmental Sciences2010Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Developmental Biology and Embryology
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