How out-of-the-box thinking reduced development time by years

Why do we do what we do? That sounds philosophical, but answering such a question does lead to innovations. Linda Dijkhoorn also experienced this. The CEO of EV Biotech felt that her work was outdated, dared to think out of the box and shortened the development time of microbiological organisms by years. Linda was a keynote speaker at LabAutomation and explained how this technology makes her laboratory more efficient.

Cold shower

It started with frustration during Linda's PhD. “I wanted to design micro-organisms and had limited resources, little budget and only two hands. Because this process was a matter of trial-and-error and I did not discover the crux, six months flew by without any results.” That had to be different, Linda thought.

 “I am convinced that the use of data is the future. Ultimately, every laboratory will work with it.” Linda Dijkhoorn, CEO of EV Biotech

It could also be done differently

Looking for a creative solution, Linda started talking to a fellow PhD student who specializes in modulation. “I asked her: can you modulate bacteria? Because even a little insight will send me in the right direction. She answered yes, got to work and a week later it was a success. Within a few days I achieved more than I had in six months.”

The technology in a nutshell

Smart models create microbial cell factories for industrial production of high-quality chemicals and proteins. EV Biotech has built an entire pipeline for this purpose, with a huge amount of data. In this way it becomes known in a short time which results you can exclude and which analyzes you can perform.

Efficient, fast and sustainable

So what started as frustration became an idea and grew into EV Biotech. Linda's company now brings two worlds together: strain development and digital modulation. “This initially results in an accelerated development time. And that also brings other benefits: you work more efficiently, use less energy and reduce the waste flow. The result is a more sustainable laboratory.”