Molecular Biologist

CyanoCapture
Oxford
3 months ago
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CyanoCapture - next generation biomanufacturing

CyanoCapture is a biotech company from the University of Oxford, using the forefront of bioengineering to create photosynthetic cells that can manufacture pharmaceutical products from CO2.


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This is not for everyone. As a Molecular Biologist in a VC-backed early stage startup, you will be working on a first-of-its-kind SynBio platform technology. There are mountains to climb and the company is attempting to succeed where countless others have failed. You must be the kind of person that is comfortable with high-risk. You must thrive in the unknown.


On a day-to-day basis, the role will involve designing and conducting your own laboratory projects as part of a team led by the Principal Scientist. You will develop a pipeline of novel patentable engineered strains of fast-growing cyanobacteria. You will design cloning strategies and conduct both in silico and wet lab work to see cloning projects end-to-end and engineer strains for the de novo biosynthesis of high value recombinant proteins. The mark of a good biologist for our team, is having the willingness to take risk, being unafraid to fail fast and constantly bringing new ideas to the table. You must be able to consume dozens of...

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