
Joseph Iwasyk
About
MSc Biomedical Engineering ETH
Scientist, entrepreneur and soon-to-be ETH graduate with a MSc in Biomedical Engineering. Let's get your company growing - fast! Execution, speed and scientific rigor are core to my approach. 3+ years working in Startup Business /Sales. 2+ years working in academic research. 1 year working in large companies.
Open for
cofounder
fulltime
Work Experience
AlphaThera
2020-03 - 2022-08
Head of Operations & Business Development
Philadelphia, USA
fulltime
Established business strategy for a biotech startup specializing in Antibody Conjugation tech Built multi-channel marketing and managed CRM to generate first sales Scaled revenue quarterly and managed CRM Led operations to expand globally
Tecan
2023-08 - 2024-01
Engineering Trainee; Advanced Technology Team
Männedorf, Switzerland
internship
Implemented a high-throughput process on the Tecan liquid-handling robot for processing microscope slides Gained skills in Solidworks, liquid-handling automation, computer vision, and RNA extraction Rapid prototyping skills with an innovative team
Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
2022-08 - 2023-04
Researcher
Basel-Stadt
parttime
Led project collaboration with Swiss TPH, ETH and ETH-spinoff, Diaxxo, to integrate a novel assay format that enables protein quantification by qPCR Title of Research:“Integration of Proximity Assays with the peakPCR Platform to develop a Sensitive, Homogeneous assay for Point-of-Care Diagnostics” Successfully enabled a rapid, stable, homogeneous qPCR assay that quantifies CRP protein Gained experience in grant writing
Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Perelman School of Medicine
2017-09 - 2019-01
Research Assistant
Philadelphia, USA
parttime
Researched the relationship between α-Synuclein & Amyloid Beta Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease mouse model Gained experience in mouse work, immunohistochemistry, and HALO image quantification of protein aggregates Published as co-author in Neuron: “Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) Plaques Promote Seeding and Spreading of Alpha-Synuclein and Tau in a Mouse Model of Lewy Body Disorders with Aβ Pathology” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2019.10.010
BioIncubate
2022-09 - 2024-08
Co-Founder & Head of Operations
Zürich
cofounder
Founded a biotech incubator at ETH & UZH universities, offering lab space / funding / advising Raised CHF 130,000+ in sponsorship to fund 6 teams Forge Track Challenge | Crafted an “open innovation” challenge in biomanufacturing with Lonza for students to solve Startup Track: Funded 2 early stage projects in biotech Sat on the Exec Board of the Student Biolab Zürich
Academic Experience
University Paris VI - University of Pennsylvania -
2016.09 - 2020.05
Bachelor of Science, BSc in Biomedical Engineering
ETH Zurich -
2021.09 - now
Master of Science, MSc in Biomedical Engineering