{"id":9747,"date":"2020-09-28T12:35:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T12:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.nanion.de\/news\/employee-interview-meet-cecilia-george\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T12:11:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:11:32","slug":"employee-interview-meet-cecilia-george","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nanion.com\/zh-hans\/news\/employee-interview-meet-cecilia-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee interview -Meet Cecilia George"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Tell us your story- how did your path lead you to Nanion Technologies?”<\/span><\/h3>\n

During my Ph.D.-studies at G\u00f6teborg University, Sweden, I saw a single ion channel in action for the first time, and since then I\u2019ve been deeply fascinated by the patch clamp technique and its possibilities. At the time, I used patch-clamped cells as biosensors in chemical separation, and it became clear to me that I wanted to continue in this field professionally.<\/p>\n

With the Ph.D. degree in my pocket, I started working at Celletricon, where my team developed the first Dynaflow\u00ae platform, a microfluidic perfusion system for manual patch clamp. I was involved all the way from the technical proof of concept to commercial roll-out and technical sales. During that time, I met Niels, Andrea and Michael at Biophysics in Baltimore 2004. They came across as nice, smart, and honest people and Andrea\u2019s presentation at the Satellite meeting was really impressing. Therefore, I went up to them and presented myself. I got to know the Port-a-Patch and found it absolutely brilliant.<\/p>\n

As time went by, I started looking for new challenges \u2013 I wanted to learn more about automated patch clamp. I knew the field well and Nanion was on the top of my list. I remember sending my CV to Nanion on a Friday, and when Niels called me the following Monday, I thought to myself \u201cOh yeah! My chances are good!\u201d.<\/p>\n

Two weeks later, I flew down to Munich, had a great chat with the team, got an offer which I accepted and three months later I moved from Gothenburg, Sweden, to Munich.<\/p>\n

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“Knowing what you know now, what 3 pieces of advice would you give your 21-year-old self?”<\/span><\/h3>\n

1.\u00a0Start investing in ETF\u2019s! NOW! 25\u20ac a month is a great start.<\/p>\n

2. If you believe in something \u2013 don\u2019t give up! Living to regret something is much worse than failing once in a while.<\/p>\n

3. Trust your gut feeling. Intuition is information which has not consciously been processed yet.<\/p>\n

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“One Last Question- what\u2019s the coolest thing about your job?”<\/span><\/h3>\n

There are many different aspects, one important being the diversity of tasks and responsibilities, and that there has been room to evolve professionally. During my first years at Nanion, I travelled the world, demonstrating and selling the Port-a-Patch. Scientific conferences and trade shows, writing papers and reviews, scientific projects, giving talks, meeting scientist in their laboratories showing the Port-a-Patch in action was the everyday \u201croutine\u201d. I\u2019ve always had an affinity for marketing and communications so after a couple of years I became responsible for these areas including the re-branding of the corporate identity. So, I\u2019d say, I feel privileged to have had the chance to learn and develop in many different areas during my time at Nanion.
\nCurrently, I\u2019m the sales-responsible on the SURFE\u00b2R team, which is a great opportunity to dive into the field of membrane transporters and to promote a unique platform. I can also confirm what my \u201cDiversity-Colleagues\u201d before me have stated; there are so many nice people working at Nanion, and that makes the work life a lot more fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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