

Gerhard Jaco Krause
Location
Zürich
Field of Study
Biomedical, Mechanical, Mechatronic Engineering
Expertise
R&D, Medical Devices
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
Associate R&D Engineer
Zürich
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 -
Design Research Intern
Zürich
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