Eric van der Walt
Chief Innovation Officer and Managing Director, South Africa at Watchmaker Genomics
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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About
Eric van der Walt is the Chief Innovation Officer at Watchmaker Genomics. He has a background in research and development within the biotechnology industry, with experience in DNA sequencing, cell culture, life sciences, and genomics.
Chief Innovation Officer and Managing Director, South Africa at Watchmaker Genomics
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Experience
- Watchmaker GenomicsChief Innovation Officercurrent2020 — presentCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Kapa Biosystems, part of Roche Sequencing SolutionsR&D Manager (NGS)current2006 — presentCape Town, South Africa
Skills & more
Molecular Biology23Biotechnology11Biochemistry7Genetics9Lifesciences3DNA sequencing15qPCR5DNA14Microbiology2Molecular Cloning1PCR5Genomics13
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- Who is Eric van der Walt?
- Eric van der Walt is the Chief Innovation Officer at Watchmaker Genomics. He has a background in research and development within the biotechnology industry, with experience in DNA sequencing, cell culture, life sciences, and genomics.
- Where does Eric van der Walt work?
- Eric van der Walt is Chief Innovation Officer and Managing Director, South Africa at Watchmaker Genomics.
- Where did Eric van der Walt go to school?
- Eric van der Walt studied at University of Cape Town (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular evolution and virology).
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