I'm a biotech PhD with 19 publications, ~3,000 citations, and hands-on experience in metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and AI-assisted drug screening. I've worked at Sartorius, currently building two ventures in Germany, and I've navigated the German/EU grant landscape (EXIST, BMBF, KfW) firsthand.
I help with:
- Technology assessment: Is your enzyme, pathway, or platform viable? Independent expert opinion grounded in literature and lab experience.
- AI in drug discovery: Where AI screening works, where it doesn't, and how to design validation that investors trust.
- Grant strategy: EXIST Forschungstransfer, BMBF, KfW, Horizon Europe what reviewers actually look for, from someone who's been through it.
- Lab-to-business translation: Turning research milestones into investor-ready narratives and pitch materials.
- Competitive landscape mapping: Who else is working on your problem, what's their approach, where are the gaps.
Background:
- PhD Biochemistry (metabolic engineering, E. coli, C. glutamicum)
- Sartorius (bioprocess), Carbon13 climate-tech cohort (Berlin)
- 2 patents, 6 startup awards in Germany
- Currently: AI drug screening + enzymatic plastic degradation ventures
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