Gaëtan Cherbuin
Chavannes-près-Renens
Summary
Top-notch [Job Title] with proven track record of success leading and growing organizations. Strong background in strategic planning, financial management and team development. Skilled in identifying opportunities and implementing practical business strategies with commitment to staying informed about latest trends, technologies and best practices.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Technology Officer
Testmate Health
11.2019 - 11.2023
- Led the company internal technological development team.
- Supported the coordination with external product development partners to meet deliverable and milestones.
- Contributed to origination of technologies, product and intellectual property covering 2 medical devices and colorimetric DNA detection.
- Prepared and presented technical reports to the board.
- Managed the R&D budget and resources allocation.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws related to BioSafety and Swiss regulations (ContainO, OUC).
Head Of R&D
SwissDeCode
12.2018 - 05.2021
- Performed Technological scouting.
- Attendance at events and collaborated with Universities.
- Instrument-free DNA detection.
- Colorimetric DNA detection development.
- Developed a Semi-quantitative isothermal reaction for a multinational food industry company.
- Developed an Isothermal reaction in detergent matrix for a multinational consumer goods company.
- Developed a SARS-CoV-2 isothermal assay development.
- Production of reference material of SwissDeCode DNAFoil kits. (DNA cloning and In-vitro transcription)
- Establishment of a BIOSL2 microbiology laboratory.
- BioSafety Officer of SwissDeCode BIOSL2 facility.
- Reviewed Security Concept for SwissDeCode BIOSL2 facility.
- Maintained strain collection
BioMolecular Facility Specialist
Swiss Integrative Center For Human Health
06.2016 - 11.2018
- R&D Operations: - Skin and Soil Microbiome Projects - qPCR - ddPCR Assay Development - Isothermal Amplification - Nanopore Sequencing
- NGS Operations: - RNA-Seq - WGS - 16S-metagenomics - QC - Lab Automation
- Teaching: - Introduction to digital droplet PCR - NGS Operations
- Others: Business Development - Participation to Events - Prospection Activities - Lead the Passeport Vacances activity “les Experts Fribourg” in 2017 & 2018
Research Assistant
Agroscope
05.2010 - 01.2011
- Developed an RNA extraction method for cheese and raw milk.
- Genotyping of Lactobacillus parabuchneri using RT-PCR, T-RFLP and minisatellites.
- Analysis and curation of bacterial genomes.
Education
Ph.D. - Medical Microbiology
University of Zürich
ZürichMSc - Genomics and Experimental Biology
University of Lausanne
LausanneBSc - Biology
University of Lausanne
LausanneSkills
- R&D
- Technology Integration
- Corporate Strategy Development
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Patent Strategy
Languages
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Intermediate (B1)
Certification
QA/RA:
- Digital Health, the Regulatory Landscape (medidee)
- MDR (EU 2017/745) Technical Documentation (medidee)
- Basics of Regulatory Affairs in MedTech (medidee)
NGS & Bioinformatics:
- NextSeq Instrument Training (Illumina)
- MiSeq Instrument Training (Illumina)
- Contrôle qualité bioinformatique et annotation de variants NGS pour le diagnostic du cancer (SIB)
IT:
- Security+ (CompTIA)
Timeline
Chief Technology Officer
Testmate Health
11.2019 - 11.2023
Head Of R&D
SwissDeCode
12.2018 - 05.2021
BioMolecular Facility Specialist
Swiss Integrative Center For Human Health
06.2016 - 11.2018
Research Assistant
Agroscope
05.2010 - 01.2011
Ph.D. - Medical Microbiology
University of Zürich
MSc - Genomics and Experimental Biology
University of Lausanne
BSc - Biology
University of Lausanne
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