Laboratory/Research Assistant to the Bio Studio Team at BioInnovation Institute
BioInnovation Institute (BII)
Come join us at the BioInnovation Institute (BII) in Nørrebro as a Laboratory/Research Assistant on EVADE project within our company-creation program, Bio Studio.
Your Opportunity to Join BII’s Bio Studio Program!
The BioInnovation Institute (BII) is Europe’s leading innovation institute backed by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and many significant industry partners. Its mission is to bring science to life through the successful BII innovation platform, accelerating innovation’s journey to the market. BII supports collaborative, interdisciplinary innovation across Life Sciences and Deep Tech, helping transform cutting-edge research into viable companies so that new discoveries can deliver real impact for people and society.
Bio Studio is BII’s company-creation program that aims to build (life) science start-ups based on world-class research. Bio Studio projects are three-year grant-funded projects sourced from leading researchers worldwide. Selected for their scientific novelty, commercial potential, and societal and/or health impact, each project is driven by a dedicated team based at BII in Copenhagen, led by an Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR). Teams have access to laboratory facilities, office space, and BII’s network of industry experts, investors, and advisors to support scientific development, IP, commercialization, and fundraising.
A career at BII allows you to work with world-leading entrepreneurial scientists in a position where you will have a substantial chance to impact your job and the opportunity to develop your bio entrepreneurial skills.
About The Project And The Role
As a Laboratory/Research Assistant you will become part of EVADE, a project developing a peptibody (peptide-Fc fusion) against the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus, based on an in-house discovery linking MASP1 to antifungal host defence.
This project aims to transform groundbreaking research into a viable startup company within a three-year timeframe in Bio Studio. You will work at the forefront of antifungal immunotherapy, alongside two senior scientists, generating the human and mouse immunology data that decide which construct moves forward - in a disease area where current treatments still fail the most vulnerable patients. The team is three people today and will be four with you.
Specifically, you will play an instrumental role in the following role responsibilities:
- Run flow cytometry, ELISA and our A. fumigatus killing assays, and help extend them into primary human cells and the immunosuppressed setting - for example corticosteroid-treated monocytes
- Run the cytokine and activation readouts, including multiplex cytokine release
- Run the immunology readouts from our mouse studies: immunophenotyping, cytokines and fungal burden
- Keep the assays in good order: controls, reagent and sample tracking, SOPs, and troubleshooting that keeps results reproducible
- Present your data to the team and write it up for reports and publications
Professional & Personal Qualifications
We seek a colleague who is driven by purpose and dedicated to bringing science to life. Ideally, you bring the following competencies and skills:
- A qualification in immunology, biomedicine, biotechnology, laboratory technology or a related subject - a BSc or MSc, or a Danish laborant or bioanalytiker education, are all equally welcome
- 5 years of laboratory work since qualifying, preferably in industry
- Knowledge of routine laboratory techniques: flow cytometry, ELISA, cell culture and qPCR
- Organised: you keep records others can follow, and you notice when a control looks wrong
- Comfortable in a small team: you plan your own week around the experiments, keep your reagents and consumables in order, and get things moving without waiting to be asked
- Nice to have: experience with antibody or Fc-fusion therapeutics, fungal work with Aspergillus or Candida; functional assays with live pathogens; work with patient-derived samples; mouse work with a licence or equivalent training;
- Proficiency in English at a professional level, both written and spoken
At BII we offer a purpose-driven community where science and innovation create meaningful change and impact in society. BII’s entrepreneurial environment is shaped and nurtured every day by our employees, start-ups, and everyone who joins us in bringing science to life. This role offers a unique opportunity to join Europe’s leading innovation institute, working within life sciences and deep tech.
BII is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, at Ole Maaløes Vej 3, 2200 Copenhagen N., from which it supports strategy, governance, and coordination across BII’s international activities. See our open positions at BII on our career page or on LinkedIn.
Equal Opportunities
At BII, we believe innovation starts with people. As a community of changemakers, we believe the best ideas emerge when people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences come together around a shared purpose.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace built on equal opportunities, where everyone can thrive and where pay is fair, equitable, and based on the principle of equal pay for equal work. We welcome all applications regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or socio-economic background.
Curious for more?
If you are curious to know more about the position, please contact Jalal Vakili, EiR on e-mail: [email protected]
To apply, please send your CV, cover letter, and academic transcripts by clicking on the “Apply now” button. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible and no later than Sunday 8th November.