Stefan Galander

Operations Analyst

2023 - Current

Newton Scholar

2023 - 2023

Newton Venture Program's mission is to level the playing field for people from typically overlooked backgrounds - ensuring that the next generation of venture investors represent the world we live in. Newton is a joint venture between London Business School and LocalGlobe VC. The Fundamentals program covers key areas such as the VC ecosystem, dealflow, valuations, chemistry and conviction, negotiations, legals, follow up financing, scaling up, and the future of VC.

Investment Associate

2022 - 2023

VC supporting early-stage companies with a mission to heal the world Investments: Feebris | Flit | Qureight | ExSeed | LatchAid | CC Bio • Identifying UK and European early-stage investment opportunities • Managing deal flow and monitoring companies in the pipeline • Supporting due diligence on promising start-ups • Networking at industry events across the UK to build relationships with stakeholders in the ecosystem • Providing constructive feedback to start-ups on business strategies, science, pitch decks and more

Reviews Editor

2019 - 2022

Non-profit publisher supporting the biological community through grants and workshops • Commissioning, handling peer review and developmental editing of material for the front section of the journals Development, Journal of Cell Science, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Journal of Experimental Biology. • Travelling to international scientific conferences and research institutes, representing the journals, keeping abreast of the latest research and making contacts in the community. • Spotting newsworthy articles, writing informative press releases and handling any media enquiries. • Interviewing high-profile scientists. • Contributing to social media output. • Creative involvement in the journals' development and marketing activities.

Research Associate

2016 - 2019

Major UK research hub focussing on DNA and RNA biology • Conception, execution and data analysis of experiments on the regulation of cell division • Genetic modification of organisms • Cell culture of yeast, human and chicken cell lines • Cloning of bacterial plasmids for site-directed mutagenesis or protein tagging • Next-generation sequencing of immunoprecipitated chromatin fragments • Protein immunoprecipitation and preparation of samples for mass spectrometry • Live-cell imaging • Design and supervision of projects for junior researchers

Science Communicator

2011 - 2018

• Conception, design, and organisation of public engagement activities, earning me two School of Biological Sciences “Recognising Excellence” Award nominations; highlights include: - “Evenings Of Enlightenment” public lecture series, Edinburgh (2015) - Public microscopy drop-in sessions, Hong Kong Science Festival (2014) - “Life Through A Lens” drama/microscopy workshops, Edinburgh/Orkney (2012-2014)