Apr. 2025 - Oct. 2025
Synopsis¶
During 2026 I worked in Extracellular, a CDMO in the non-health biotech industry for a 6-month placement. I was responsible for the delivery of project-critical software and hardware relating to the company’s work in bioprocessing and media development. This included:
Embedded programs for bioreactor control systems,
Liquid handler scripting to perform custom passaging techniques,
Addon development for the scientist’s web-based electronic lab notebook (ELN),
Industrial mass flow controller (MFC) box for bioreactor gas inputs,
Additions and fixes to existing controller software codebase
Data manipulation and formatting scripts for large amounts of biological data
Skills¶
Below are the skills and experiences gained from the placement:
Competencies with C++ for embedded programming on an ESP32, using PlatformIO
Competencies with Python for lab machine scripting (liquid handler), data handling (pandas, csv, etc) and control software (minimalmodbus and pymodbus)
Competencies communicating using RS485 and Modbus
Knowledge of bioprocessing, media development and cell biology
Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
Experience contributing to, and delivering solutions for systems, processes, etc that are outside of my technical expertise
Experience in a wet-lab environment, familiarity with aseptic techniques and PPE
Experience in a start-up environment
