Dr. Samuel Schmidt

CFO, CHRO & Co-Founder at Vaionex

Samuel Schmidt is the CFO and co-founder of Vaionex. Samuel has years of experience in the technology industry, with a focus on finances. Next to Vaionex, Samuel is also CFO of Stas Inc and SVAgency that are both joint venture companies of Vaionex. He was also the co-founder and CFO of Sciport, a platform for research institutes to bring scientists together and optimize workflows.

Samuel Schmidt pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medical Science / Biochemistry at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Previously, he completed a Master in Molecular Biology and Medical Biochemistry at Universitas Lipsiensis (University Leipzig), Germany.

Samuel Schmidt reports to Robin Kohze, CEO & Co-Founder. Some of his coworkers include Alex Fauvel - Director, Adam Bishop - CMO.

Location

Newark, United States

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Work style

How I prefer to work

Remote

Evening

Mostly on my own

Qualities I value in my colleagues

  • Honesty
  • efficiency
  • creativity
  • curiosity
  • loyalty

My communication style

  • Transparent
  • genuine
  • clear
  • persuasive
  • direct

My pet peeves

  • Disrespectfulness
  • dishonesty
  • disloyalty
  • laziness
  • selfishness

Personal Q&A

  • What is your favourite quote?

    All the time you’re saying to yourself, ‘I could do that, but I won’t,’ — which is just another way of saying that you can’t." (Richard Feynman, Cornell)

Timeline

  • CFO, CHRO & Co-Founder

    December 12, 2016 - present

  • CFO at Stas Inc.

    April 11, 2022

  • CFO at SVAgency, Inc.

    September 29, 2021

  • Kavli Postdoctoral Fellow in Glycobiology and Chemical Engineering at Cornell University

    July 1, 2018

  • Roche Postdoctoral Fellow in Biochemistry at Radboud University

    January 1, 2013

  • PhD Candidate in Medical Cancer Science and Glycobiology at Radboud University

    June 1, 2008

  • MSc. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

    August 1, 2007

  • Founder of Veritax

    July 1, 2004

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