Romain Labas
Consultant en marketing de l'innovation, The MarkeTech Group
My on-line resumé: http://www.doyoubuzz.com/labas-romain
Following my chemical engineer’s degree, I decided to work in organic medicinal chemistry applied to the development of medical biotechnologies.
I joined a technological research organisation, the French Atomic Energy Commission and I worked as a PhD student on the synthesis of radioactive tracers for Positron Emission Tomography. Then I became research associate in a small business company. I was involved in a collaborative European project to design new synthetic gene delivery systems. The project aim was to make the proof of principle of an innovative gene therapeutic drug.
I am now working for an international medical- and life science-technology marketing consulting firm with a strong trend for innovation. This position allows me to use my scientific knowledge and combine it with market expertise to develop innovative projects with involvements that directly impact on human beings and society.
144 contacts2007 - 2009• Synthesis and quality control of cationic lipids and liposomes for gene transfer
• Development of functionalized amphiphilic block copolymers for targeting purposes
• Design of synthetic pathway
• Referee in organic and analytical chemistry
• Writing and reviewing of international scientific articles
• Management of the European project « SyntheGeneDelivery »
• Collaborative multi-disciplinary work (organic chemistry, physics, molecular biology)
• Scientific and technical intelligence
2004 - 2007• Successful management of a project concerning multistep synthesis, isolation, 18-fluorine and 11-carbon radioactive labelling and injectable formulation of bio-active molecules for Positron Emission Tomography
• Mass, Infrared and NMR spectroscopies analysis
• Proficient in analytical and preparative HPLC system (UV and radioactive detections)
• Handling of radioactivity and synthesis automation
• Continuing education (160 h) « Management and scientific carreers » at the Institute of Business Administration in Caen : finance, marketing, project management, ressources management, strategy and applied business law
• Proficient in chemical software and scientific search engines
• Training of undergraduates and teamwork
• Conference coordinator of the 10th JEdNCB (2007, 300 people, budget : 10 000€)
• Coordinator of Cyceron center’s open day (2005, 2006)
2004 - 2004• Total synthesis of dysidenin, chiral organic compound that modulates the Na+/I- symporter (NIS)
• Technical development of a chromatographic chiral resolution
• Introduction to high throughput screening and combinatory and parallel synthesis
• Intership on occupational hazard
Engineer training period, Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung mbH – Braunschweig, Deutschland
2003 - 2003• Development and optimization of a nitroquinolone synthesis
• Writing of experimental protocols
• Discovery of Germany and its culture