Chantal van Strien

Chantal van Strien is a Junior Research Technician at Bilthoven Biologicals since January 2020, involved in quality control projects, including calibration protocols for a Beckman Spectrophotometer and validation of an Epoch spectrophotometer for Polio vaccine testing. Prior experience includes serving as a QC Analyst at Abbott Biologicals B.V., focusing on the quality assurance of the Influenza vaccine through SRD assays, and a QC intern at microLAN bv, where responsibilities included method validation for wastewater analysis. Additional internships at PamGene International B.V. involved research on kinase activity in skin cancer cell lines, alongside various part-time roles in food service. Chantal holds a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from Avans University of Applied Sciences, obtained between 2013 and 2017.