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Carlos Chacon

Founder

Founding CEO & Current CTO at Niostem

Cologne Bonn Region

FoundedNiostem

About

Carlos completed a PhD in cell biology and biochemistry at the Technical University of Dresden, followed by more than five years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. That work centered on skin and hair stem cells, the scientific basis for niostem, which he founded and led as CEO before moving into the CTO role.

Founding CEO & Current CTO at Niostem

Intro paths

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Niostem's investors · 1

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Niostem

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Samuel JellardCofounder

Experience

  1. niostemCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2025 — presentCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  2. niostemCo-Founder and CEO2019 — 2025Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  3. Entrepreneur FirstBE3 Cohort Member2019Berlin Area, Germany
  4. Max Planck Institute for Biology of AgeingPostdoctoral Research Scientist2013 — 2018Cologne Bonn Region
  5. TU DresdenPostdoctoral Researcher2012 — 2013Greater Dresden Area
  6. TU DresdenPh.D.2007 — 2012Greater Dresden Area
  7. Ghent UniversityM.Sc.2006 — 2007VIB, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Education

  1. Technische Universität DresdenDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cell Biology and Biochemistry2007 — 2012
  2. Ghent UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Medical Molecular Biotechnology2006 — 2007
  3. Pontificia Universidad JaverianaBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Microbiology1998 — 2003

Skills & more

Molecular Biology50Immunology21Cancer Research17Molecular Cloning33Microscopy22Cell Sorting11FACS analysis12Fluorescence Microscopy16PCR21Cell Biology26Protein Expression16Stem Cells7
+10 moreBiochemistryProtein PurificationSite-directed MutagenesisMicrobiologyBiotechnologyFlow CytometryCellPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Gateway systemActin biology

Languages English · German · Spanish

  • BD FACS ARIA training — BD
  • Laboratory animals. FELASA B — FELASA (Federation for Laboratory Animal Science Associations)

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