Claudia Rinnofner

CEO at myBIOS GmbH

Speaker

Claudia Rinnofner is the Founder and CEO of myBIOS, a biotechnology company based in Graz, Austria, which she established in 2020. With over 15 years of experience in strain engineering and protein production, she is a recognized expert in the use of Pichia pastoris as a host organism. Claudia earned her PhD from TU Graz at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, where her research focused on the expression of recombinant proteins using synthetic promoters. Her scientific contributions include more than 15 peer-reviewed publications and involvement in two patent applications. Prior to founding myBIOS, she advanced industrial biotechnology through her work at the Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, where she refined her leadership and technical expertise. At myBIOS, Claudia drives innovation in the production of high-value proteins, including industrial enzymes, bioactive peptides, and alternative proteins, used in sectors such as biopharmaceutical manufacturing, food and feed applications, or sustainable bioprocessing. Through her leadership, myBIOS is advancing industrial biotechnology by delivering innovative, scalable solutions for efficient and sustainable protein production.