Sandrine Courtes -Lab2BIOTECH

Founder and Consultant

Salary / Daily rate

Marseille, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Strategy & Consulting

Languages

EnglishFrenchGerman

About me

Intro

Biotech consultant with 8+ years bridging science and strategy in oncology and neurosciences. As founder of Lab2BIOTECH, I provide hands-on R&D management and strategic guidance for breakthrough preclinical innovations. Former CSO with proven expertise in drug development, patient advocacy, and IP management—I deliver actionable insights that transform scientific discoveries into viable therapeutic solutions.

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Work experience

Strategic and Scientific Development Advisor

Tangramed Biotech

Jan 2025 - Present

1 year 10 months

AI-based drug positioning and synergy prediction in Neurosciences and Oncology Strategic and operational support for R&D portfolio management, drug product design, foundraising and AI prediction platform service development.

Founder and Consultant

Lab2BIOTECHFreelance

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 10 months

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Founder and principal operational consultant at Lab2BIOTECH, specialized in supporting biotechs with hands-on services for: 1) Preclinical R&D management, and drug positioning in Neuro-Oncology, Oncology and Neurosciences. 2) Strategic advice, audit and Transition C-suite for startups at inception 3) Expert insight, business developpement in Neuro-Oncology 4) Advise on Patient's involvement to match your innovation design to their need Take a look https://lab2BIOTECH.com/

Association Des étoiles dans la mer, vaincre le glioblastome

May 2021 - Jan 2025

3 years 9 months

Remote, OR 97458, USA

Co-head of the SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION

Feb 2024 - Jan 2025

1 year

Remote, OR 97458, USA

Structuring the evaluation and distribution of grants Initiation and professionalization of collaboration between patients and researchers to optimize preclinical product design and the suitability of clinical trials for patient needs. Setting up scientific collaborations and sponsorships

Member of the scientific commitee

May 2021 - Mar 2024

2 years 11 months

Oncology Expert & operational co-funder at inception

THERAONCO

Jan 2022 - Oct 2023

1 year 10 months

Marseille, France

Advising CEO on R&D, preclinical drug development plan and corporate strategy on an early stage targetting technology and drug candidate using click chemistry and cancer specific metabolisme. I acted as transition CDO in 2022 and now advise TheraOnco as non operational co-funder.

Director of Preclinical Development and Intellectual Property

GlioCure

Jun 2021 - Dec 2022

1 year 7 months

Marseille, France

Skills: Présentations · Deals · Brain Tumors · Start-ups Management · Stratégie d’entreprise · Analyse des données · Recherche et développement (R et D) · Compétences analytiques · Microsoft Excel · Gestion de la relation avec les parties prenantes · Gestion d’équipe · Leadership d’équipe transverse · Partenariats stratégiques · Due Diligence · Médicaments · Drug Development · Leadership de projets · Oncology · Intellectual Property · Élaboration de budgets et prévisions · Négociation de contrat · Conseil en stratégie · Recherche médicale · Entrepreneuriat

Freelance consultant: business developper & preclinical expert in collaboration with MF Klucker

CosensFreelance

Oct 2020 - Oct 2022

2 years 1 month

Marseille, France

Strategic and operational support for early stage Biotech in Oncology (startup creation, BP, IP, seed foundraising) Pharmacology advise (PoC, MoA, development plan) Please DM me for inquiries

Chief Scientific Officer

Coral Biome

Jan 2016 - Oct 2019

3 years 10 months

Marseille, France

Defining and implementing company's growth and R&D strategy Found raising, building business model and plan Defining, developing and implementing Research strategies Managing Intellectual property strategy Research collaborations development and contractualisation Scientific Studies design, management, interpretation and valorisation Management

Manager of Scientific Strategy

Labex INFORM

Sep 2013 - Dec 2015

2 years 4 months

Région de Marseille, France

Management of an International and Interdisciplinary Research Consortium Scientific Strategy, Project Management Reporting to founding agencies, Communication and Scientific writing Recruitment, Team building, Scientific Animation Organizations of scientific events: international conferences, PhD program http://labex-inform.com/

Post-doctorate

The Scripps Research Institute

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

2 years

La Jolla, CA, USA

Research on corticogenesis in mice: Radia Glia (un)specification for upper layer Neuron (cux2+) At TSRI (The SCRIPPS Research Institute), The Doris Neuroscience Center, Lab of Dr Ulrich Mueller California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) fellow, Philippe foundation laureate Technical skills: - Mouse surgery, In utero and post-natal brain electroporation, cortical explant electoporation - Cell culture (neonatal and embryonnic hippocampal cultures, organotypic cortical slices) - Microarray analysis - Quantitative real-time PCR - Mice genetics - Imuno-histochemistry and In Situ Hybridization - Confocal imaging

PhD

IBDM, Institute de Biologie de Développement de Marseille

Sep 2006 - Oct 2010

4 years 2 months

Marseille, France

“The role of Reelin in the post-lesional mobilization of sub-ventricular stem cells in the adult brain”, Under the direction of Dr. M. Cayre, IBDML, University of Aix-Marseille II, France, with highest honors. Grant from the DGA (French army) then ARC (association for Research on Cancer). We used Reelin to recruit adult neural stem cells from the SVZ out of their niche in order to favor endogenous brain repair, with emphasis on demyelination diseases. Main technical and scientifical skills developed: - Mouse surgery, brain stereotaxic injection, graft and lesion (demyelinating, and ischemic) - Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization - Cell culture, explant culture - Grant application, paper writing, student supervising, public dissemination.


Education

HEC Paris

Executive Master

2020 - 2022

1 year 10 months

Aix-Marseille University

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

2006 - 2010

4 years 1 month

École normale supérieure de Lyon

Master's degree

2004 - 2006

1 year 11 months


Licenses & certifications

Rescue and first aider (sauveteur secouriste du travail)

Issued: May 2025

Certified by Croix-Rouge française

Master Class PI

Issued: Jan 2018

Certified by INPI

Yoga teacher + CPR certification

Issued: Jan 2013

Certified by Yoga Alliance

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