Andreas Czech, PhD

Associate Director RNA Analytics at BioNTech SE

Speaker

Andreas Czech is Associate Director in the Analytical Development Department at BioNTech SE. His team develops molecular biological assays to assess the quality of therapeutic RNA using PCR and sequencing techniques. Prior to BioNTech, Andreas worked at the University Hamburg as lecturer and researcher working on RNA folding and ribosomal translation. He received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Potsdam, where he investigated methods to assess quantity and activity of tRNAs.