Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
Introduction:
Astraveus is a French start-up created in 2016 specialized in the development of the Lakhesys Benchtop Cell Factory™ for the production of cell therapies.
Cell and gene therapies are composed of living cells with high therapeutic potential such as genetically modified lymphocytes to attack cancerous cells. Those therapies allow to cure incurable cancers and genetic diseases but they are currently too complex and expensive to produce. This results in substantial selling prices per patient, typically between 0.5 and 2 million euros.
Astraveus aspires to dramatically increase accessibility to genetically modified cell therapies by enabling more efficient process development and manufacturing at order-of-magnitude lower cost. To achieve this goal, we are developing innovative solutions that exploit the performance and precision of microfluidic modules in a fully automated environment.
Position Overview:
As part of our growth, we are looking for someone who is passionate, curious and eager to contribute to healthcare access and join a dynamic, enthusiastic and friendly team. We are looking for a Process Engineer to strengthen our Foundry team, to focus on the development, optimisation and scale-up of 3D microfluidic chip processing. You will work cross-functionally with the product, R&D and manufacturing teams to ensure smooth transition from prototyping to production.
Location: Kremlin Bicêtre
Reports to: Head of Foundry
Main responsibilities:
- Develop, caracterise, validate innovative manufacturing processes for the assembly of microfluidic medical consummable.
- Optimize process to reach quality and throughput targets.
- Implement process monitoring techniques.
- Perform process simulations and modelling.
