Manuela Klaas
IT Services

Consultant & Trainer - Life Science & IT

Manuela Klaas

Master of Science - Biotechnology

Portrait of Manuela Klaas

About Me

I'm a positive person with a creative spirit: solution-oriented, focused on the future and always looking for ways to improve myself and the people I work with, without losing sight of the human element.

I love science and biotechnology, fields where what we know keeps evolving and there is always more to discover. Alongside that, I have a strong interest in IT: automation, structured data and clean tools that make daily work easier.

My work connects two worlds. On one side laboratory research, clinical studies and pharmacovigilance; on the other IT consulting, Excel/VBA development and adult education. Both are about turning complex reality into something clear and reliable.

Today I work in Munich as an independent consultant and trainer.

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Personal Details

My Experience

"Protons give an atom its identity, electrons its personality."- Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

2023 - Present
Self-employed

Consultant & Trainer - Life Science & IT

  • Pharmacovigilance support for clinical research organizations, with a focus on data flow and data management for efficient drug safety monitoring.
  • Adult education and coaching: workshops and courses on Excel, Microsoft Office, Python and further IT skills.
  • IT projects: Excel templates, SQL-based database integration (LIMS, ELN) and AI-based tools that automate data collection and analysis.
2021 - 2022
Sandoz International GmbH

Scientist

  • Support of clinical trials in the Bioanalytics group: analysis of study samples with pharmacodynamic assays and preparation of regulatory documents.
  • Molecular biology methods applied in a GCP-regulated environment.
2018 - 2021
Pieris Pharmaceuticals GmbH

Senior Associate Scientist

  • Selection of anticalins via phage display and their characterization for binding, heat stability and affinity in high-throughput ELISA.
  • Operation and program optimization of laboratory robots such as KingFisher Flex and QPix.
  • Implementation of a new database structure on the IDBS platform: analyzing, improving and building templates, with custom VBA linking lab software and Excel.
2015 - 2017
MorphoSys AG

Technical Assistant

  • Selection of antibodies via phage display, ELISA and flow cytometry screenings.
  • PCR, cloning, sequence analysis and cell culture, with independent planning, analysis and documentation of experiments.
  • Supervision of practical courses for biology laboratory apprentices.

My Abilities

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."- Albert Einstein

Laboratory

ELISA & Protein Characterization

Screening binding properties of antibodies, peptides and anticalins.

Laboratory

Phage Display

Antibody and anticalin selection, manually and at scale with lab robotics.

Laboratory

Molecular Biology

Cloning strategies, PCR design and optimization, sequence analysis.

Laboratory

Cell Culture

Cell work for flow cytometry, western blot and CRISPR/Cas9 projects.

IT & Data

Excel & VBA Development

Templates and automation for calculations and large datasets.

IT & Data

Data Analysis & Visualization

Spotfire and GraphPad Prism for clear, decision-ready results.

IT & Data

Process Automation

Python, VBA and AI to take repetitive manual work off the table.

IT & Data

Databases, LIMS & ELN

SQL systems and IDBS templates that keep data consistent.

Training

Adult Education

Hands-on courses in Excel, Microsoft Office, Python and IT skills.

My Education

"Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."- Chinese proverb

2011 - 2014
RWTH Aachen
Master of Science - BiotechnologyMajor in red biotechnology. Master thesis on RNA-guided genetic engineering of mammalian cells via CRISPR/Cas9, with a full research fellowship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
2012 - 2013
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Exchange semester
2008 - 2011
RWTH Aachen
Bachelor of Science - BiotechnologyBachelor thesis on the subcellular localization of Bat3 deletion constructs in 293T cells.

Contact Me

"All men by nature desire to know."- Aristotle, Metaphysics

The best way to reach me is by email. Write to me about a biotech or pharmacovigilance project, or about IT, Excel/VBA and training for your team.

manuela [at] klaas.net LinkedIn