In the frame of the “SciLifeLab Site Umeå / KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series”, the seminars will be organised every second Tuesday during spring 2024. The seminars will be held in a hybrid format - IRL in Glasburen, KBC, Umeå, and online via Zoom. Learn more about the seminar series and Schedule for Spring 2024 here.
On March 12th, at 12:00, SciLifeLab Site Umeå / KBC Infrastructure Seminar Series presents:
RISE, the Spanish Human Towers and Bioeconomy!
by
Payam Ghiaci
Dr Payam Ghiaci is the Leader of the High-throughput Centre at the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) for the unit Processum. Payam is tasked with leading strain development activities as a complementary module to the scale-up activities all centralized at RISE Bioeconomy Arena, Örnsköldsvik Sweden. The Arena is part of the High Coast Innovation Park at the heart of the Swedish forest industry where world class infrastructure with strong local and global network lays the right foundation for innovative bio-centred companies to grow. Having received his PhD degree at Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), Payam spent 5 years as a researcher at the University of Gothenburg, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL, Germany) and the University of Rovira I Virgili (Spain), advancing on high-throughput microbial screening and evolution techniques for industrially relevant phenotypes, especially the food sector. He also has 5 years of entrepreneurial experience in data-driven life sciences products Contact info.: payam.ghiaci@ri.se
