Dr. Loïc Jacot-Descombes

- Developed a new department from scratch, incl. scope and team. - Recruited and developed teamS of scientists and technicians, growth from 3 to 9 FTEs. - Led the development of pilot line, recruited and developed operating team. - Led the development of a new characterization laboratory. - Led successful transfer of new product. - Led cross-functional manufacturing task forces.

- Developed a new team from scratch, incl. scope and team. - Leading and managing the team of 3 scientists designing & transferring the micro-assay manufacturing process, incl. in-process control, establishing industry standards for manufacturing processes. - Led the Technology Transfer ad interim. - Ad interim: Managing main key cross-functional program ad interim from April to September 2023

- Management of the key cross-functional product development program (under IVDR, MDR & FDA). - Delivered 2 key cross-functional products on time (no single day of delay) and within expected quality. - Feasibility, Development, Transfer, V&V and Commercialisation of a new autoimmune product on the market. - Field: IVD, high-throuputh multiplex diagnostics; focusing on Autoimmune connective tissue diseases, Celiac disease, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Vasculitis, Allergy

(Capgemini Engineering formerly Altran) - In charge of a portfolio of projects for the healthcare industry. - In charge of a project for the MedTech within IT automation strategy. - In charge of a program, 2 projects with two tams of engineers and technicians for quality control inspection and non-conformity reports management, 10 FTEs.

-Project for RUAG Space, as an advanced consultant from Capgemini Engineering (formerly Altran) - Risk management (FMEA) & Project management support (budget planning)

(Capgemini Engineering formerly Altran) - Project by RUAG Space (see above) - Taking internal training on MDR, ISO13485 & related, Scouting for new projects - Project on Visual Basic (VBA) for Excel; writing macro for data analysis

(Capgemini Engineering formerly Altran) - Project by Carl Zeiss SMT (see below) - Scouting for new projects and Mov'Altran (Switzerland)

- Temporary employment as an advanced consultant from Capgemini Engineering (formerly Altran) - Module Owner / Sub-Project leader, Team of 8 people - Field: Project management, Design & Technology, Mechatronic, Sensors & Actuators, Interferometry & Optical components

- Project lead, incl. Technical proposal preparation (project granted), Team of 3 people. - Work package leader of H2020-project (European Commission), during initiation phase. - Fields: Inkjet printing, Additive manufacturing, Nanoimprint Lithography and UV-replication; Development of complex multi-scale-featured optical micro-components.

- Customer technical support, application of photosensitive and thermally curable resists and optical polymers. - Business Development & Technical marketing. - Established the prototyping of micro-enses by as a new service. - Lead of process developments, customer applications and R&D-projects. - Fields: Inkjet printing, Nano imprint lithography, UV-replication, Photolithography, Dry-etching, Optical micro-components, microlenses.

- Development of micro reflective objectives for in-vitro and in-vivo application, endoscopy, - Collaboration with a Spin-Off "Samantree Medical". - Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) project.

"Fluid-mediated self-assembly of MEMS micro-capsules for liquid encapsulation and release" - Project “SelfSys” evaluated by Nano-Tera.ch as well as financed by the SNSF. - Teaching activities: Teaching assistance and supervision of 3 students. - Fields: Photolithography, Inkjet printing, Surface functionalization, Micro-fabrication, Self-assembly, Microencapsulation, Micro-fluidics, Functional polymers

Thesis: "Fluid-mediated self-assembly of MEMS micro-capsules for liquid encapsulation and release"

Master Thesis title: “Dynamic light scattering studies of fluid microdynamics”

Focus on Solid State Physics and Biotechnologies Semester thesis (Research project) in the Laboratory for Biosensors and Bioelectronics (07-08.2007): Title: Combining AFM and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope for live imaging of fusing cells