Cytosurge team
Recruit and keep great people.
Since its invention, our FluidFM technology has opened a world of unprecedented possibilities for scientists around the globe. We are driven by our common goal to enhance societal health and well-being by accelerating science for a better tomorrow. Meet our team of ambitious and motivated people – we are passionate about technology, science, and progress.

David Arcari
QC & PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
David is a trained precision poly-technician and gained practical experience in various industrial fields throughout Switzerland. At Cytosurge, he is responsible for the quality management within the operations department and the inspection of our FluidFM Probe products.
David is dedicated to music theories and spends his free time composing and producing music in various genres.


Thomas Bachmann
BOARD MEMBER
Thomas Bachmann has more than 30 years of international management experience and an extensive network in the biotechnology and laboratory equipment industry. With his valuable industry know-how, Thomas Bachmann is a great asset to Cytosurge and will continue to develop our strategic future markets.


Dr. Pascal Behr
CEO, BOARD MEMBER
Pascal holds a doctoral degree from ETH Zurich. His passion for entrepreneurship and Startups has led him to the foundation of Cytosurge. He currently serves as CEO of the company and is responsible for all operational and strategic matters of the company.
When away from work, Pascal enjoys spending time at the Rhine river - in summer and in winter. He loves scuba diving and has a passion for the latest tech gadgets.



Dr. Tobias Beyer
CSO / SENIOR CELL BIOLOGIST
Tobias obtained his PhD in Cell Biology at ETH Zurich. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the LTRI in Toronto, he joined ETH Zurich as junior group leader (Groups of Prof. Wutz and Prof. Corn). Here, he combined his expertise in cell biology, cell signaling and embryonic stem cells with genome engineering using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. At Cytosurge, Tobias uses his skills to identify and develop applications for the FluidFM OMNIUM.
In his spare time, Tobias enjoys spending time with his family outdoors, hiking and biking. Together with his friends, Tobias can be found stalking trout in small mountain streams.


Michelle Curti
SALARY ADMINISTRATION
As a trustee (B.+ G. Schneider Treuhand AG), Michelle has been responsible for our accounting since the company was founded in 2009. She now runs the salary administration and thanks to her in-depth experience always finds the right answer and solution in this often complex topic.
To balance out her daily job with numbers, Michelle passionately plays curling. Another one of her hobbies: Michelle likes to cook for friends.


Dr. Ilaria Di Meglio
SOCIAL MEDIA & SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION MANAGER
Ilaria holds a PhD from the University of Geneva, where she worked with a microfluidic device for cell encapsulation to study epithelial tissue growth under spherical confinement. After years of scientific research, she followed her ambitions to pursue a career in communication and transitioned into scientific writing, ranging from writing for science specialists to facilitating knowledge transfer to the lay public. She joined Cytosurge to help share the power and potential of the FluidFM technology for single-cell research with the scientific community.
To balance her time spent sitting and writing, Ilaria enjoys hiking, doing sports or cooking plant-based recipes.


Dr. Michael Gabi
MASTER INVENTOR
Michael is co-founder of Cytosurge AG and co-inventor of FluidFM technology. He still supports the company with the development of new hardware, electronics and the companies IP portfolio.
Aside from his important contributions at work he loves sunny weather and with that water sports and lonely sandy beaches. He also likes to go fishing and enjoys his catch of the day for dinner.


Dr. Tamás Gerecsei
SALES MANAGER
Tamás is a biophysicist and holds a PhD from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. For his PhD thesis, he used FluidFM technology to study cell adhesion. He then joined Cytosurge to help push the limits of the technology and make it available to researchers around the world. You can often find Tamás at conferences spreading the word about Cytosurge.
When time permits, Tamás likes to travel to faraway places or browse his home library, preferably with a chilled glass of Tokaj wine in hand.


Martin Gertsch
BOARD CHAIRMAN
Martin is an experienced Board of Directors and Financial Advisor. He served more than 30 years as Board and CFO in the life science industry, both in publicly listed and privately held international SME companies. With his valuable financing and start-up experience he will support Cytosurge in its transition from a single-cell R&D company to a single-cell engineering service provider. Martin is a Swiss CPA and he completed several executive-level programs at IMD in Lausanne. He currently serves as Chairman of ARTIDIS AG, a privately-held diagnostic start-up company, and as Member of the Board of the University Center of Dentistry Basel (UZB).


Anabel Migenda Herranz
R&D ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST BIOLOGY
Anabel holds a master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Zurich and has several years of molecular biology lab experience. She joined our team to further develop applications with our FluidFM OMNIUM system for single cell manipulation.
In her free time, Anabel seeks for challenges on the wall whilst bouldering or, more relaxing, enjoying the Swiss mountains by hiking or snowboarding.


Uwe Heuzeroth
DIRECTOR OF CellEDIT PLATFORM
Uwe has 20+ years business development experience in the laboratory automation market across medical devices and life science systems for research. At Cytosurge, he is responsible for further developing our new cell line engineering platform and build a fit-for-purpose and scalable laboratory architecture for cell modification.
In his spare time, Uwe enjoys running and motorbike riding in the mountains together with friends.


Stefan Hoffmann
INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Stefan holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavior Economics and is currently obtaining a Master of Science in Psychology. He brings twenty years of relevant experience from various companies and industries in Supply Chain, Procurement and Account Management including management experience. At Cytosurge, Stefan uses his knowledge to strengthen and develop the customer journey, contributing to our company's further growth.
In his spare time, Stefan likes to spend time with his family and is a passionate gardener when he's not spending time on his studies.


Stephan Jud
CTO
Stephan is a software architect with over 14 years of experience. As one of the company's first employees he has a profound understanding of the FluidFM technology. In his role as CTO he leads the research and development of our solutions and is responsible for the direction, design and development of Cytosurge's products.
When the sun is shining, Stephan enjoys playing soccer. However, he takes far more pleasure in watching soccer matches from inside a stadium or from the comfort of his living room couch.



Dr. Kerda Keevend
LIFE SCIENCE APPLICTATION SCIENTIST
Kerda obtained her PhD from ETH Zurich and has a strong background in chemistry, nanotechnology, cell biology and electron microscopy. She joined Cytosurge to help our customers getting the best results out of their experiments and advance the field of FluidFM.
In her spare time, Kerda enjoys spending her free time with friends, visiting diverse concerts and art exhibitions. She also loves exploring new places, hiking in the nature, and discovering exciting new cultures.



Dr. Adèle Kerjouan
R&D SCIENTIST BIOLOGY
Adele holds a PhD in Cell Biology from the University of Grenoble France. Her strong background in quantitative fluorescence imaging was built up during her postdoctoral fellowship at Melbourne University, Australia. Today, her experience and expertise help the team to bring cell line development using OMNIUM to the next level.
Adele enjoys spending her free time with friends, in nature, hiking, or skiing. She also loves traveling and discovering different cultures and food.


Rocco Lafleur
R&D PROJECT MANAGER (ENGINEERING)
Rocco enjoys engineering solutions that can broadly benefit society. Rocco holds a Master of Science in Bioengineering and has profound experience as process engineer in the micro-engineering field towards biomedical applications. In his position at Cytosurge, Rocco drives forward our R&D Engineering projects.
Outside work, he enjoys hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter, gardening and yoga all year round.


Dr. Susanne Mailand
R&D SCIENTIST BIOLOGY
Susanne obtained her PhD in Biochemistry at ETH Zurich, where she acquired strong expertise in molecular biology. After her studies, she worked in the field of high-tech molecular diagnostics. Her scientific background in biology and her industry experience are perfectly complementing our team to support the further growth and success of Cytosurge.
Susanne loves being active and chasing the speed when snowboarding, surfing, running, or inline skating.



Dr. Lorenz Malär
CFO
Lorenz holds a PhD in finance and is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant. With his broad finance experience gained in a comprehensive range of industries, he contributes with his considerable financial and business expertise to our management team. As the CFO of the company, he is responsible for all financial matters of Cytosurge.
As a former professional handball player, Lorenz retained his passion for sports - whenever time allows, he enjoys the mountains on the bike, on skis or just on foot.



Peter van Mil
R&D ENGINEER
Peter got his master’s degree at Eindhoven University in mechanical & medical engineering and started his career in the swiss medtech-industry. At Cytosurge he will support the development as an R&D engineer.
He’s spending most of his free time outside in the forest on the mountain bike-trails or working on one of his uncountable DIY projects.


Dr. Maria Milla
HEAD OF CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Maria obtained her PhD in Biochemistry at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain). With her scientific background, covering a wide range of molecular biology and microscopy techniques, she has an excellent set of knowledge and skills enabling her to find optimal solutions for our customers in the field of Life Science and is a valuable contribution to our team.
In her free time, you can mostly find Maria together with her friends climbing, hiking or touring in the mountains. She also enjoys baking, concerts and travelling around the world.



Anke Olschina
PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
Making full use of her naturel Zen spirit and thoroughness honed during her Bachelor in Japanese Studies, Anke has a key role in the precise assembly and packaging of our minute FluidFM hollow nanotechnology probes.
In her spare time, she loves to do handicrafts as well as cooking and reading.


Dr. Dario Ossola
PRODUCT MANAGER
Dario obtained his PhD at ETH Zurich developing one among the first FluidFM setups. After gaining experience as a team leader and project manager for a wearable computer company, he decided to come back to work with the FluidFM technology. Now he ensures that projects are efficiently executed towards customers’ needs and enjoys sharing his FluidFM experience with them.
For relaxation, he likes riding his motorcycle on the Swiss mountain roads when the weather's nice.


Dr. Sabina Packeiser-Oppedijk
AD-INTERIM HEAD OF MARKETING
During her PhD at Utrecht University, Sabina focused on the biochemistry of microorganisms. Since then, she collected broad experience across the academic world while accelerating scientific collaborations between industry and academics as a consultant in biotech. At Cytosurge, Sabina will help us introduce FluidFM to cutting-edge scientists around the world.
As a passionate skier and hiker she likes to make the most of the Swiss mountains both in winter and in summer.


Dr. Tina Pekeč
LIFE SCIENCE APPLICATION SCIENTIST
Tina holds a PhD degree in Biochemistry from the University of Basel. She has a broad experience in molecular biology, genetics, and mechanobiology working with various cell and tissue models. At Cytosurge, Tina uses her knowledge to develop applications for FluidFM technology and help customers be successful in their research.
When not in the lab, Tina loves to spend time with friends playing board games, walking her dog, and listening to podcasts. She is also an amateur acrobat, pushing her strength on an aerial hoop.



Samuel Riedmann
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Samuel holds a master's degree in computer science acquired at ETH Zurich. With several years of experience in developing software for laboratory automation he's a valuable contribution to Cytosurge’s software engineering team.
In his free time Sam enjoys hiking to balance out the work in front of the screen.


Selina Schmid
HR BUSINESS PARTNER
In her role as HR Business Partner, Selina serves as a sparring partner for our management and employees around all personnel matters. Holding a Federal Diploma of Higher Education in HR Management and several years of experience in the field of HR, Selina also plays a key role in building up HR processes to support the growth and change management of the company.
Selina likes to spend her free time in the kitchen, experimenting with all kinds of different cuisines and recipes. To balance out the good amount of food, she enjoys going for a run in the forest.


Claudia Schumacher
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
Claudia processes all supplier and sales invoices and always keeps our bookkeeping perfectly up to date. With her attention to details in financial accounting and her profound experience and in optimizing financial processes, she provides valuable contribution in the further growth of Cytosurge.
In her spare time, Claudia is a passionate gardener and deeply fascinated by nature. Cooking and enjoying good food play an important role in her life.


Sandro Schneider
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Sandro, trained as automation engineer, took on the role of Operations Director in 2016, after being one of the first employees at Cytosurge. Since then, he manages all executive parts of our company, supervising product operations of our systems, all with a vigorous customer-first approach.
To keep his work life balance and active approach to life, he spends a lot of time with his family and with work on new private projects.


Ronny Trippel
QC & PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
Ronny is a trained automotive mechatronics engineer and offers several years of experience in quality control. At Cytosurge, he forms part of our Operations team and works within production and quality control.
In his free time, Ronny plays soccer and has recently started to enjoy cooking. During summer, he can be found surfing on Lake Constance.


Bernard Wasem
Ad-Interim COO
Bernard holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. He brings over twenty-five years of relevant management experience from various companies, industries as well as functions to Cytosurge. With his guidance, Cytosurge transforms to the next operational level. And with his endless curiosity, Bernard is well equipped for the task.
In his spare time, Bernard is a passionate pilot and active hockey player to keep body and brain at balance.


Stephan Zimmermann
PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Stephan is a Swiss certified purchaser with many years of experience in purchasing high-specification products. Stephan is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with our Key OEM partners and suppliers as well as for helping Cytosurge to attain world-class procurement standards.
In his leisure time, Stephan likes to be active with his family and friends or to play chess.


Wei Zhu
GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Wei has in-depth working and living experience in China, Singapore and Germany. He is an expert in Global Distribution with a particular focus on the Asia market. Wei has an excellent track record of achieving rapid business growth. He currently runs his own consulting business helping European SMEs with their global expansion needs and he also serves Cytosurge as their new Asia Business Manager.
In his spare time, Wei likes to play tennis and walk his dog.

Executive Management

Dr. Pascal Behr
CEO, BOARD MEMBER
Pascal holds a doctoral degree from ETH Zurich. His passion for entrepreneurship and Startups has led him to the foundation of Cytosurge. He currently serves as CEO of the company and is responsible for all operational and strategic matters of the company.
When away from work, Pascal enjoys spending time at the Rhine river - in summer and in winter. He loves scuba diving and has a passion for the latest tech gadgets.



Stephan Jud
CTO
Stephan is a software architect with over 14 years of experience. As one of the company's first employees he has a profound understanding of the FluidFM technology. In his role as CTO he leads the research and development of our solutions and is responsible for the direction, design and development of Cytosurge's products.
When the sun is shining, Stephan enjoys playing soccer. However, he takes far more pleasure in watching soccer matches from inside a stadium or from the comfort of his living room couch.



Dr. Lorenz Malär
CFO
Lorenz holds a PhD in finance and is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant. With his broad finance experience gained in a comprehensive range of industries, he contributes with his considerable financial and business expertise to our management team. As the CFO of the company, he is responsible for all financial matters of Cytosurge.
As a former professional handball player, Lorenz retained his passion for sports - whenever time allows, he enjoys the mountains on the bike, on skis or just on foot.



Bernard Wasem
Ad-interim COO
Bernard holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. He brings over twenty-five years of relevant management experience from various companies, industries as well as functions to Cytosurge. With his guidance, Cytosurge transforms to the next operational level. And with his endless curiosity, Bernard is well equipped for the task.
In his spare time, Bernard is a passionate pilot and active hockey player to keep body and brain at balance.

Consulting

Dr. Michael Gabi
MASTER INVENTOR
Michael is co-founder of Cytosurge AG and co-inventor of FluidFM technology. He still supports the company with the development of new hardware, electronics and the companies IP portfolio. Aside from his important contributions at work he loves sunny weather and with that water sports and lonely sandy beaches. He also likes to go fishing and enjoys his catch of the day for dinner.

Systems Technology

Stephan Jud
CTO
Stephan is a software architect with over 14 years of experience. As one of the company's first employees he has a profound understanding of the FluidFM technology. In his role as CTO he leads the research and development of our solutions and is responsible for the direction, design and development of Cytosurge's products.
When the sun is shining, Stephan enjoys playing soccer. However, he takes far more pleasure in watching soccer matches from inside a stadium or from the comfort of his living room couch.



Rocco Lafleur
R&D PROJECT MANAGER (ENGINEERING)
Rocco enjoys engineering solutions that can broadly benefit society. Rocco holds a Master of Science in Bioengineering and has profound experience as process engineer in the micro-engineering field towards biomedical applications. In his position at Cytosurge, Rocco drives forward our R&D Engineering projects.
Outside work, he enjoys hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter, gardening and yoga all year round.


Peter van Mil
R&D ENGINEER
Peter got his master’s degree at Eindhoven University in mechanical & medical engineering and started his career in the swiss medtech-industry. At Cytosurge he will support the development as an R&D engineer.
He’s spending most of his free time outside in the forest on the mountain bike-trails or working on one of his uncountable DIY projects.


Samuel Riedmann
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Samuel holds a master's degree in computer science acquired at ETH Zurich. With several years of experience in developing software for laboratory automation he is a valuable contribution to Cytosurge’s software engineering team.
In his free time Sam enjoys hiking to balance out the work in front of the screen.

Systems Process Development

Dr. Kerda Keevend
LIFE SCIENCE APPLICTATION SCIENTIST
Kerda obtained her PhD from ETH Zurich and has a strong background in chemistry, nanotechnology, cell biology and electron microscopy. She joined Cytosurge to help our customers getting the best results out of their experiments and advance the field of FluidFM.
In her spare time, Kerda enjoys spending her free time with friends, visiting diverse concerts and art exhibitions. She also loves exploring new places, hiking in the nature, and discovering exciting new cultures.



Dr. Maria Milla
HEAD OF CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Maria obtained her PhD in Biochemistry at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain). With her scientific background, covering a wide range of molecular biology and microscopy techniques, she has an excellent set of knowledge and skills enabling her to find optimal solutions for our customers in the field of Life Science and is a valuable contribution to our team.
In her free time, you can mostly find Maria together with her friends climbing, hiking or touring in the mountains. She also enjoys baking, concerts and travelling around the world.



Dr. Tina Pekeč
LIFE SCIENCE APPLICATION SCIENTIST
Tina holds a PhD degree in Biochemistry from the University of Basel. She has a broad experience in molecular biology, genetics, and mechanobiology working with various cell and tissue models. At Cytosurge, Tina uses her knowledge to develop applications for FluidFM technology and help customers be successful in their research.
When not in the lab, Tina loves to spend time with friends playing board games, walking her dog, and listening to podcasts. She is also an amateur acrobat, pushing her strength on an aerial hoop.


CellEDIT Process Development

Dr. Tobias Beyer
CSO / SENIOR CELL BIOLOGIST
Tobias obtained his PhD in Cell Biology at ETH Zurich. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the LTRI in Toronto, he joined ETH Zurich as junior group leader (Groups of Prof. Wutz and Prof. Corn). Here, he combined his expertise in cell biology, cell signaling and embryonic stem cells with genome engineering using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology. At Cytosurge, Tobias uses his skills to identify and develop applications for the FluidFM BOT BIO Series.
In his spare time, Tobias enjoys spending time with his family outdoors, hiking and biking. Together with his friends, Tobias can be found stalking trout in small mountain streams.


Anabel Migenda Herranz
R&D ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST BIOLOGY
Anabel holds a master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Zurich and has several years of molecular biology lab experience. She joined our team to further develop applications with our FluidFM OMNIUM system for single cell manipulation.
In her free time, Anabel seeks for challenges on the wall whilst bouldering or, more relaxing, enjoying the Swiss mountains by hiking or snowboarding.


Dr. Adèle Kerjouan
R&D SCIENTIST BIOLOGY
Adele holds a PhD in Cell Biology from the University of Grenoble France. Her strong background in quantitative fluorescence imaging was built up during her postdoctoral fellowship at Melbourne University, Australia. Today, her experience and expertise help the team to bring cell line development using OMNIUM to the next level.
Adele enjoys spending her free time with friends, in nature, hiking, or skiing. She also loves traveling and discovering different cultures and food.


Dr. Susanne Mailand
R&D SCIENTIST BIOLOGY
Susanne obtained her PhD in Biochemistry at ETH Zurich, where she acquired strong expertise in molecular biology. After her studies, she worked in the field of high-tech molecular diagnostics. Her scientific background in biology and her industry experience are perfectly complementing our team to support the further growth and success of Cytosurge.
Susanne loves being active and chasing the speed when snowboarding, surfing, running, or inline skating.


Lab Automation

Uwe Heuzeroth
DIRECTOR OF CellEDIT PLATFORM
Uwe has 20+ years business development experience in the laboratory automation market across medical devices and life science systems for research. At Cytosurge, he is responsible for further developing our new cell line engineering platform and build a fit-for-purpose and scalable laboratory architecture for cell modification.
In his spare time, Uwe enjoys running and motorbike riding in the mountains together with friends.

Product Management

Stephan Jud
CTO
Stephan is a software architect with over 14 years of experience. As one of the company's first employees he has a profound understanding of the FluidFM technology. In his role as CTO he leads the research and development of our solutions and is responsible for the direction, design and development of Cytosurge's products.
When the sun is shining, Stephan enjoys playing soccer. However, he takes far more pleasure in watching soccer matches from inside a stadium or from the comfort of his living room couch.



Dr. Dario Ossola
PRODUCT MANAGER
Dario obtained his PhD at ETH Zurich developing one among the first FluidFM setups. After gaining experience as a team leader and project manager for a wearable computer company, he decided to come back to work with the FluidFM technology. Now he ensures that projects are efficiently executed towards customers’ needs and enjoys sharing his FluidFM experience with them.
For relaxation, he likes riding his motorcycle on the Swiss mountain roads when the weather's nice.

Procurement

Stephan Zimmermann
PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Stephan is a Swiss certified purchaser with many years of experience in purchasing high-specification products. Stephan is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with our Key OEM partners and suppliers as well as for helping Cytosurge to attain world-class procurement standards.
In his leisure time, Stephan likes to be active with his family and friends or to play chess.

Systems Fulfillment

Anke Olschina
PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
Making full use of her naturel Zen spirit and thoroughness honed during her Bachelor in Japanese Studies, Anke has a key role in the precise assembly and packaging of our minute FluidFM hollow nanotechnology probes.
In her spare time, she loves to do handicrafts as well as cooking and reading.


Sandro Schneider
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Sandro, trained as automation engineer and being one of the first employees at Cytosurge, took on the role of Operations Director in 2016. Since then, he manages all executive parts of our company, supervising product operations of our systems, all with a vigorous customer-first approach.
To keep his work life balance and active approach to life, he spends a lot of time with his family and with work on new private projects.


Ronny Trippel
QC & PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
Ronny is a trained automotive mechatronics engineer and offers several years of experience in quality control. At Cytosurge, he forms part of our Operations team and works within production and quality control.
In his free time, Ronny plays soccer and has recently started to enjoy cooking. During summer, he can be found surfing on Lake Constance.

Quality Control

David Arcari
QC & PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
David is a trained precision poly-technician and gained practical experience in various industrial fields throughout Switzerland. At Cytosurge, he is responsible for the quality management within the operations department and the inspection of our FluidFM Probe products.
David is dedicated to music theories and spends his free time composing and producing music in various genres.

Systems Sales

Dr. Tamás Gerecsei
SALES MANAGER
Tamás is a biophysicist and holds a PhD from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. For his PhD thesis, he used FluidFM technology to study cell adhesion. He then joined Cytosurge to help push the limits of the technology and make it available to researchers around the world. You can often find Tamás at conferences spreading the word about Cytosurge.
When time permits, Tamás likes to travel to faraway places or browse his home library, preferably with a chilled glass of Tokaj wine in hand.


Stefan Hoffmann
INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Stefan holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavior Economics and is currently obtaining a Master of Science in Psychology. He brings twenty years of relevant experience from various companies and industries in Supply Chain, Procurement and Account Management including management experience. At Cytosurge, Stefan uses his knowledge to strengthen and develop the customer journey, contributing to our company's further growth.
In his spare time, Stefan likes to spend time with his family and is a passionate gardener when he's not spending time on his studies.


Dr. Mirko Vanetti
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FluidFM
Mirko is a trained molecular biologist and obtained his PhD degree from the University of Karlsruhe following a thesis on brain g-protein-coupled receptors. With 25 years of experience in the life science industry, he is now responsible for introducing our FluidFM technology to users worldwide.
He loves restoring and riding vintage motorbikes, and you can find him on mountain bike trails around Munich as well.


Wei Zhu
GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Wei has in-depth working and living experience in China, Singapore and Germany. He is an expert in Global Distribution with a particular focus on the Asia market. Wei has an excellent track record of achieving rapid business growth. He currently runs his own consulting business helping European SMEs with their global expansion needs and he also serves Cytosurge as their new Asia Business Manager.
In his spare time, Wei likes to play tennis and walk his dog.

CellEDIT Sales

Stefan Hoffmann
INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Stefan holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavior Economics and is currently obtaining a Master of Science in Psychology. He brings twenty years of relevant experience from various companies and industries in Supply Chain, Procurement and Account Management including management experience. At Cytosurge, Stefan uses his knowledge to strengthen and develop the customer journey, contributing to our company's further growth.
In his spare time, Stefan likes to spend time with his family and is a passionate gardener when he's not spending time on his studies.


Dr. Susanne Mailand
R&D SCIENTIST BIOLOGY
Susanne obtained her PhD in Biochemistry at ETH Zurich, where she acquired strong expertise in molecular biology. After her studies, she worked in the field of high-tech molecular diagnostics. Her scientific background in biology and her industry experience are perfectly complementing our team to support the further growth and success of Cytosurge.
Susanne loves being active and chasing the speed when snowboarding, surfing, running, or inline skating.



Dr. Mirko Vanetti
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FluidFM
Mirko is a trained molecular biologist and obtained his PhD degree from the University of Karlsruhe following a thesis on brain g-protein-coupled receptors. With 25 years of experience in the life science industry, he is now responsible for introducing our FluidFM technology to users worldwide.
He loves restoring and riding vintage motorbikes, and you can find him on mountain bike trails around Munich as well.

Marketing

Dr. Ilaria Di Meglio
SOCIAL MEDIA AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION MANAGER
Ilaria holds a PhD from the University of Geneva, where she worked with a microfluidic device for cell encapsulation to study epithelial tissue growth under spherical confinement. After years of scientific research, she followed her ambitions to pursue a career in communication and transitioned into scientific writing, ranging from writing for science specialists to facilitating knowledge transfer to the lay public. She joined Cytosurge to help share the power and potential of the FluidFM technology for single-cell research with the scientific community.
To balance her time spent sitting and writing, Ilaria enjoys hiking, doing sports or cooking plant-based recipes.


Dr. Sabina Packeiser-Oppedijk
AD-INTERIM HEAD OF MARKETING
During her PhD at Utrecht University, Sabina focused on the biochemistry of microorganisms. Since then, she collected broad experience across the academic world while accelerating scientific collaborations between industry and academics as a consultant in biotech. At Cytosurge, Sabina will help us introduce FluidFM to cutting-edge scientists around the world.
As a passionate skier and hiker she likes to make the most of the Swiss mountains both in winter and in summer.

Human Resources

Michelle Curti
SALARY ADMINISTRATION
As a trustee (B.+ G. Schneider Treuhand AG), Michelle has been responsible for our accounting since the company was founded in 2009. She now runs the salary administration and thanks to her in-depth experience always finds the right answer and solution in this often complex topic.
To balance out her daily job with numbers, Michelle passionately plays curling. Another one of her hobbies: Michelle likes to cook for friends.


Selina Schmid
HR BUSINESS PARTNER
In her role as HR Business Partner, Selina serves as a sparring partner for our management and employees around all personnel matters. Holding a Federal Diploma of Higher Education in HR Management and several years of experience in the field of HR, Selina also plays a key role in building up HR processes to support the growth and change management of the company.
Selina likes to spend her free time in the kitchen, experimenting with all kinds of different cuisines and recipes. To balance out the good amount of food, she enjoys going for a run in the forest.

Finance

Dr. Lorenz Malär
CFO
Lorenz holds a PhD in finance and is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant. With his broad finance experience gained in a comprehensive range of industries, he contributes with his considerable financial and business expertise to our management team. As the CFO of the company, he is responsible for all financial matters of Cytosurge.
As a former professional handball player, Lorenz retained his passion for sports - whenever time allows, he enjoys the mountains on the bike, on skis or just on foot.



Claudia Schumacher
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
Claudia processes all supplier and sales invoices and always keeps our bookkeeping perfectly up to date. With her attention to details in financial accounting and her profound experience and in optimizing financial processes, she provides valuable contribution in the further growth of Cytosurge.
In her spare time, Claudia is a passionate gardener and deeply fascinated by nature. Cooking and enjoying good food play an important role in her life.


Thomas Bachmann
BOARD MEMBER
Thomas Bachmann has more than 30 years of international management experience and an extensive network in the biotechnology and laboratory equipment industry. With his valuable industry know-how, Thomas Bachmann is a great asset to Cytosurge and will continue to develop our strategic future markets.


Dr. Pascal Behr
CEO, BOARD MEMBER
Pascal holds a doctoral degree from ETH Zurich. His passion for entrepreneurship and Startups has led him to the foundation of Cytosurge. He currently serves as CEO of the company and is responsible for all operational and strategic matters of the company.
When away from work, Pascal enjoys spending time at the Rhine river - in summer and in winter. He loves scuba diving and has a passion for the latest tech gadgets.



Martin Gertsch
BOARD CHAIRMAN
Martin is an experienced Board of Directors and Financial Advisor. He served more than 30 years as Board and CFO in the life science industry, both in publicly listed and privately held international SME companies. With his valuable financing and start-up experience he will support Cytosurge in its transition from a single-cell R&D company to a single-cell engineering service provider. Martin is a Swiss CPA and he completed several executive-level programs at IMD in Lausanne. He currently serves as Chairman of ARTIDIS AG, a privately-held diagnostic start-up company, and as Member of the Board of the University Center of Dentistry Basel (UZB).
