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The European Lead Factory welcomes Daniel Basting as new project lead
Daniel Basting, Senior Scientist at Bayer AG, has taken over the role of project lead of the European Lead Factory (ELF). Daniel replaces Volkhart Min-Jian Li, Associate Director Early Stage Alliance Management at Bayer AG after 2.5 years of valuable service to the consortium. Volkhart remains involved in shaping the future of the ELF but has transferred the executive leadership role to Daniel.
After receiving his PhD in biophysical chemistry, Daniel joined Bayer in 2008. He has in-depth experience in developing cell-based assays, performing ultra high-throughput screens (uHTS), and making projects for lead identification & optimization a success. He has been part of the ELF since 2019.
The ELF project members are pleased to welcome Daniel on board and look forward to working with him in the final year of the project.
Daniel BastingI am delighted to be part of this innovative, highly collaborative consortium. It is my ambition to make a difference in the project and work effectively with all partners to achieve our goal of delivering high-quality chemical assets from high throughput screening.