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Developed and optimized pharmaceutical-grade starch, cosmetic-grade nanocellulose, and stem cell extract products from concept through certification. Conducted customer discovery interviews to identify market needs and inform product specifications for pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. Engaged with prospective clients to gather technical requirements and validate product-market fit across pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and nutraceutical sectors.

Production of DNA-based anti-plagiarism ink and detection kits, which was carried out in cooperation with two industrial partners. I was responsible for: Planning, conducting, and evaluating molecular biology experiments. Development and optimization of DNA-based markers, the performance of test series to validate the results, optimization of Lateral Flow Assay. Documentation and presentation of the results both in internal meetings and discussions with the project partners.

Planning, conducting, and evaluating molecular biology experiments independently. Main project title: Investigation of nitrogen dependent regulation of flowering and tuberization of potato. Presented scientific findings in international conferences. LIMS and lab management. Supervised interns. Wrote a review article about role of molecular plant science to deal with nitrogen pollution together with my colleagues. I generated many over-expression and siRNA lines of potato. Using CRISPR/Cas9