Vitalijs Zubkovs

Key responsibilities: • Leading R&D project teams developing optoelectronic, spectroscopic and microfluidic devices and sensor solutions. • Planing project scope, resources, and budgets, define requirements, and create SOPs and workflows using Gantt-based planning tools and SAP. • Monitoring medical device development lifecycles from concept through verification, validation, and risk management. • Defining tasks and timelines for project teams, preparing reports and technical specification files. • Supporting project acquisition, writing project proposals and offers.

Key activities: • Designed and developed optoelectronic devices tailored for medical applications. • Formulated functional surface coatings for biological and diagnostic use. • Coordinated R&D projects with multi-disciplinary teams. • Managed projects end-to-end, including planning, resource allocation, and reporting.

Key activities: • Developing optoelectronic sensor solutions, covering CAD and optical design, embedded/software implementation, testing, and validation. • Coaching team members in hands-on experimental work in optical biosensors, data analysis, and technical problem solving. • Contributing to project acquisition by preparing business development concepts and supporting customer discussions. • Drafting project proposals, technical reports, and grant applications.

• Optical engineering and assembly of advanced optical microscope systems. • Expression of proteins in bacterial and yeast cells. • Purification and bioconjugation of proteins for bioanalytical applications. • Handling, processing, and characterization of nanomaterials. • Writing and publishing peer‑reviewed scientific articles. • Presenting research results at international scientific conferences.

• Implementation and enforcement of workplace safety measures. • Delivery of safety trainings for new team members and collaborators. • Monitoring compliance with applicable safety directives and procedures. • Initiation and coordination of appropriate actions in case of emergencies.

• Supported wide-field SHG microscopy experiments. • Aligned and maintained optical setups and related devices. • Handled and maintained mammalian cell cultures. • Investigated cytotoxic effects of near-infrared light on cells.

French national synchrotron facility - SOLEIL • Study of liver fibrosis using light microscopy • UV-Vis light imaging at the synchrotron beamline • Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) microscopy

• Analysis of tritium content in neutron flux-treated beryllium pebbles • Handling radioactive samples • Gas chromatography and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Methodology for creating long-term growth by reinventing businesses. The program is structured into five weeks, covering the following: - Introduction to the concept of "foundational knowledge" - Identification of potentially game-changing shifts within an industry - Explore a company’s potential to leverage such shifts - Enhance the competitiveness of a company by tapping into external communities - Exploring the state-of-the-art applications of AI - Discover pockets of innovation within large, complex organisations - Understand the critical conditions that enable an idea to take off and scale

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Title of the doctoral thesis: “Protein-activated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-based Near-Infrared Sensors for Continuous Glucose Monitoring”

Title of the master thesis: “Potentials of combination Second Harmonic Generation imaging and Deep-UV autofluorescence for tissue diagnosis”