Curtis Orona
Scientist I, Process Development at Novel Biotechnology | Bacterial Growth Engineer
- Role
- Scientist i, Process Development at Novel Bio
- Location
- Vancouver, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Scientist i, Process Development
Jan 2025 — Present · Vancouver, WA, US
Working with Novel\'s proprietary bacterial platform to develop, optimize, and scale fermentation processes for plasmid manufacturing. Essentially, I convince microbes to make more DNA so genetic medicines can become more accessible. Key responsibilities- Lead upstream process development for Novel\'s NBx Platform™ - Design and implement experiments using Design of Experiments methodologies and high-throughput cultivation techniques - Optimize bacterial fermentation conditions to maximize yield and quality - Scale processes from microtiter plates through bench-scale bioreactors (3L)- Collaborate with strain engineering and lab operations to drive process efficiencies - Translate microbial physiology insights into actionable process improvements - Build data infrastructure to support process development decisions
Education
Oregon State University
Bachelor's degree
2013 — 2018
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