Applying genomics tools
Valorisation of Human Capital |
From fundamental to corporate research; from collecting to applying knowledge
Pieter van Poppel
"A PhD thesis is all about focusing on one subject to gain insights into biological mechanisms, in my case in plant pathology. However fundamental research did not completely satisfy me. I like to translate knowledge into solutions that are valuable for the industry and my position at De Ruiter Seeds allows me to do just that. Corporate research seems very different from fundamental research at the Centre for BioSystems Genomics", still many skills I gained during my PhD proved indispensable.
Applying genomics tools to cutting edge synthetic biology; My journey
Derek Abbott
Since my introduction to industrial microbiology
I’ve been fascinated by the application of scientific research to real world problems. At Amyris Biotechnologies I currently use my knowledge of genome-scale analytical techniques and microbial physiology to contribute to the development of renewable fuels and chemicals that address the global energy and climate crises. The training that I received as a PhD student at the Kluyver Centre for Genomics
of Industrial Fermentation has been instrumental in preparing me for a career in the exciting and challenging field of industrial microbiology.
Building of competencies: partnership between scientist, academic institutes and industry
Sanne Weijzen
“Over the last couple of years, I have come across
a great number of starting scientists that think they can’t and are not suitable to do anything else except work in a lab. In my opinion, this is a misconception
and a big underestimation of the capacities of many talented scientists. Improved insight in and development of the often already available competencies would greatly benefit the scientists themselves, but also the academic institutes for which they work and eventually the life science industry that may become more eager collaborators or employers in the future.”
Judith C.T. van Deutekom
