Dr. Daniel Kümin obtained his PhD in Molecular Biology from the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, whilst working for a Biotech start-up developing viral vectors for gene therapy and vaccination approaches. Following his academic career he has worked as a biosafety professional designing, constructing, commissioning, operating and refurbishing high- and maximum-containment laboratories. Recently, he has joined Lonza, a world-leading CDMO, training operators for the manufacturing floor.
He is the founder and principal trainer / consultant of Rock Hard Biosafety, a company providing training and consultancy services in biosafety, pharmaceutical manufacturing, design and operation of high- and maximum-containment laboratorics as well as transferring knowledge and know-how of said areas to more common applications (e.g. disinfection in public transport) with a number of national and international projects.