Johan Winquist

Head Of Operations at Beactica Therapeutics

Johan Winquist has a diverse work experience in the biochemistry and pharmaceutical industry. Johan started their career as a Bioinformatician at Uppsala University, where they worked on predicting suitable drug treatments for cancer patients and analyzing microarray data. Johan then transitioned to a PhD student position at the same institution, focusing on reducing attrition in pre-clinical drug discovery through SPR-biosensor aided interaction studies. Following their PhD, Johan worked as a Researcher at Uppsala University, specializing in enzyme production and interaction analysis.

Afterwards, Johan joined Philipps-Universität Marburg as a Post Doc, where they conducted research in X-ray crystallography, ITC, and SPR. Johan then moved to Karo Bio AB as a Research Scientist before joining Semcon as a Technical Writer, where they worked on writing technical documentation for the life science and medical technology industry.

In 2014, Johan joined GE Healthcare as a Scientific Support Specialist for Hardware, providing technical support in the healthcare industry. More recently, they joined Beactica Therapeutics, first as a Research Scientist, where they conducted early exploratory fragment-based drug discovery projects, and later as a Project Manager, responsible for customer research collaboration projects, business development, and wet-lab execution. Johan currently holds the position of Head of Operations at Beactica Therapeutics.

Johan Winquist has a diverse education history spanning multiple fields and institutions. Johan began their academic journey in 1999 at SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, where they pursued a Master of Science degree in Biotechnology. This program continued until 2006. Following this, Winquist enrolled at Uppsala University in 2002 and completed their Master's degree in Molecular Biotechnology Engineering by 2007.

In 2010, Winquist attended Umetrics, where they completed a course in Multivariate Data Analysis. Later in 2012, they enrolled in Wenell and studied Applied Project Management. During the same year, they also pursued a course in Communication and Leadership at Wenell.

In 2020, Winquist participated in a program called UGL - Utveckling av Grupp och Ledare (group and leadership development) offered by Teamout. While the field of study is unspecified, it can be inferred that the course focused on enhancing group dynamics and leadership skills.

Overall, Johan Winquist's education history indicates a strong foundation in biotechnology and molecular engineering, complemented by additional studies in project management, communication, and leadership.

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Timeline

  • Head Of Operations

    May, 2020 - present

  • Project Manager

    August, 2018

  • Research Scientist

    August, 2016