Dr. Patrick Lorenz
Director
Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Initiatives
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- Born in 1962
- Diploma in Biology from Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
- PhD at the University of Basel (group of Dr. Bruno Betschart, Zoology, Swiss Tropical Institute)
- Research as Senior Research Scientist in the multinational research group of Prof. Clayton at the Center for Molecular Biology of the University of Heidelberg; topics included biogenesis of organelles in the parasite Trypanosoma brucei
- 1998 to 2007: Unit Head “Enzyme Technology” at BRAIN: development of the metagenomics platform / supervision of industrial collaborations and BMBF-funded R&D projects
- 2007 to 2018: Department Head Molecular Biology at AB Enzymes, Darmstadt
- 2018: MBA Essentials at the London School of Economics and self-employed Industrial Biotechnology Consultant
- 2019: New Business Development Manager for the Enzymes division of the Business Unit “Nutrition & Health” at BRAIN
- Since 2020 at BRAIN responsible for the area “Strategic Initiatives BioScience”
- Since October 2023: Director Strategic Initiatives
Expertise:
- Over 20 years of experience in the industry, especially in the area of biotechnology and molecular biology
- Microbial expression (Bacillus, Trichoderma, Aspergillus)
- Gene mining
- Enzymes
Contact me via business@brain-biotech.com
or feel free to contact me via LinkedIn.