Vanessa Vater

Vanessa Vater is an experienced professional in the field of life science engineering, currently serving as a Graduate Research Associate at Hygiena since October 2022, focusing on R&D kit development and qPCR. Previous roles include a Master-Student at BIOTECON Diagnostics GmbH, where Vanessa conducted a master's thesis on optimizing DNA extraction from microorganisms, and a student assistant at Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin involving process engineering related to Pickering emulsions. Vanessa's earlier experiences include research at the Robert Koch Institute on genetic manipulation of Giardia duodenalis, student assistant positions in process engineering, and R&D work at Deutsches Institut für Zell- und Gewebeersatz and InVivo BioTech Services GmbH, where expertise in expression systems and protein chemistry was developed. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Life Science Engineering from Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, along with training as a biology laboratory technician.