For this month\u2019s Meet The Team we catch up with Marie Lang, Scientific Project Manager.<\/p>\n
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What\u2019s your background within Kersia? <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I started working with Bioarmor in 2014 on various research projects that allowed me to defend my thesis at Southern Brittany University. These included the NUTRILOGIC programme, aimed at developing an active ingredient selection tool based on in\u00a0vitro<\/em> tests. This research was carried out at Southern Brittany University on their Vannes campus, within the framework of successive collaborative projects, funded by the Brittany Region: EVHELSAN (2014-2015), EVHELCAP (2015-2018) and then VARIOCEL (2018-2020).<\/p>\n In 2019, after achieving my doctorate, I joined the company\u2019s R&D team with the goal of continuing to work on the NUTRILOGIC project. This helped me develop new skills, particularly in formulation, and better understand the field of animal nutrition.\u00a0 Since Bioarmor was integrated within the Kersia Group in 2021, I\u2019ve held the role of Scientific Project Manager.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How would you describe your role in 3\u00a0words? <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Collaboration, perseverance, innovation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Talk us through a day in the life of a Scientific Project Manager at Kersia. <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n My daily life is somewhat unusual as I\u2019m assigned to the Marine Biotechnology and Chemistry Laboratory in Vannes and regularly travel between the lab and the Plaintel site. Maintaining this collaboration allows me to work alongside other researchers and access all the necessary lab equipment. My work focusses on developing in\u00a0vitro<\/em> models \u2013 and particularly the C.\u00a0elegans<\/em> model \u2013 to assess biological activity in the solutions we develop. My main task involves setting up research projects, carrying out and overseeing work, as well as maintaining the links between our various teams. I\u2019m also always on the lookout for new opportunities for innovation and collaboration in the world of animal supplements.<\/p>\n 2021 saw the launch of two new projects, one of which was focussed on the issue of zoonoses in livestock farming, a highly topical issue that we\u2019re working on in close collaboration with Southern Brittany University and Anses.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n