Prof. Dr. Ir. Jonathan A. Lal

Biography

Dr. ir. Lal is working as Director (Innovation, Projects & Consultancy), Dean (Jacob Institute of Biotechnology & Bioengineering) and Professor (Biotechnology), all at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, India. He was briefly Director Auxillary Units here as well. Previously, he worked in the Netherlands as the CEO - ptTheragnostic BV, Director - Health Innovation Ventures BV & prior to that CSO - ptTheragnostic BV. He was also a researcher in the department of Radiotherapy, Maastricht University & CSO - Maastro Clinic, both in the Netherlands. Prior to this, he worked as a researcher at the Institute for Public Health Genomics at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. During this time he was also the project manager of the ERA-NET ERAfrica project 'InnXchange'. Before that, during his time at Maastricht University, he had also worked as the project manager of the EU DG SANCO 'Public Health Genomics European Network' and had also worked as a B-Team member for the EU pilot flagship project IT Future of Medicine. In addition, he had briefly worked as a research advisor for the European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EUAPM). Previous to this, he worked as a Bioproduct Designer at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He has experience with entrepreneurship, valorization, management, financial administration, negotiations, contracts, spin-offs, acquisitions, business development, health policy, best practice guidelines, personalized medicine, public health genomics, biotech, proteomics, molecular biology, grant writing, teaching and research. He has a Cum Laude PhD in Public Health Genomics (Maastricht University), a Professional Doctorate in Engineering in Bioproduct Design (Delft University of Technology), did his Master’s degree in Life Science & Technology with a specialization in cell diagnostics (Delft University of Technology) and did his Bachelor’s degree (B.Tech, gold medal) in Biotechnology with a specialization in genetic engineering (Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, India).

Research Interest

Biotechnology, Public Health Genomics, Bioproduct Design