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Gerhard Jaco Krause

About

Mechanical/Biomedical Engineer

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Skills

Autodesk Inventor

Biomaterials

COMSOL

Electrospinning

Matlab

Mechatronics

Medical Device R&D

Python

SolidWorks

Technical Product Development

Tissue Engineering

Open for

fulltime

parttime

cofounder

Work Experience

MaxWell Biosystems

2022-02 - 2022-10

Workplace
Associate R&D Engineer
Location

Zürich

Employement type

internship

At MaxWell Biosystems, I gained experience in microphysiology product development as part of the Hardware R&D team. There, I characterized the lifetime and material properties of new products and optimized manufacturing techniques. I also produced 3D CAD models, 3D printed prototypes, performed functionality tests, and wrote Python scripts for data extraction and processing.

Optotune Holding AG

2022-11 -

Workplace
Design Research Intern
Location

Zürich

Employement type

internship

I worked on foundational research at Diluviam, Optotune's new start-up, on the design and simulation of an implantable valve to control the flow of blood through an arteriovenous fistula for haemodialysis patients. I then joined Optotune's liquid products R&D team, where I currently work on rapid prototyping projects involving the actuation of large liquid lenses for presbyopia and AR/VR applications.

Academic Experience

University of Cape Town -

 

2020.01 - 2022.02

Master of Science, MSc in Biomedical Engineering

Stellenbosch University -

 

2016.01 - 2019.12

Bachelor of Engineering, BE in Mechatronic Engineering