Lutz Kirchrath, Phd

Biography

Lutz leads the international sales efforts at NuGEN focusing on growing business in Europe and Asia Pacific. Lutz played a key role in setting a direct sales and support team in 2009. He also spearheaded the successful transition of a mainly microarray focused business to one where NuGEN is a leading supplier of NGS sample preparation solutions in Europe. He is currently working on deploying a similar strategy in major markets such as Japan, China, Korea, Australia and Singapore. Prior to NuGEN, Lutz served in various sales and sales management positions at Affymetrix, Pharmacia Biotech and Amersham. Lutz holds a PhD in molecular biology and genetics from the University of Dusseldorf in Germany. He spends his free time running, hiking in the mountains and exploring cultures and countries around the world.

Research Interest

Genomics, Molecular biology, Business management