In this episode, Senior Director of Production Matt Meiners, talks about the importance of lab operations management, touching on matters like infrastructure, documentation, and teamwork from his experience at the leading chromatin biology and epigenetics company, EpiCypher. Operations are foundational to any bioscience company, from the inception of new technologies to their commercial release. Matt emphasizes why documentation is key for a manufacturing lab and how even a small database can provide clarity and save time in the long run. He also shares how lab workers know where to make improvements and why empowering them benefits the company.
Tune in to this episode and learn more about how operations enhance this bioscience company!
An Operations team can upscale an entire company by providing a steady framework for growth.
Matt is a protein biochemist with a strong background in protein-DNA interactions. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from East Carolina University. Matt went on to earn a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, studying DNA damage and repair mechanisms. Matt joined EpiCypher in 2014 as a Research Scientist and has led EpiCypher’s efforts in the production of nucleosomes and nucleosome-based technologies.
Matt’s career at EpiCypher has offered unique insights into how new products are brought through early development and into full commercialization. From the innovation, through development and pilot scale, to full production, the tools and resources that EpiCypher brings to the chromatin biology and epigenetics market all pass through the Production Team. As EpiCypher grows, the need for more in-depth operational information gathering is of the utmost importance, and the Production Team is working to expand EpiCypher’s capabilities to continue to bring new cutting-edge products to the field.