Our Team

We are a young, interdisciplinary team of scientists who like to tinker with new innovations!

We attach great importance to the individual support of our customers and their projects. Together with you, we develop the perfect solution for your specific problem depending on your requirements.

We have more than 15 years of experience in the field of DNA barcoding and metabarcoding. We have been looking after over 300 customers for 5 years and have already successfully supported over 500 biodiversity monitoring projects.

Kirsten Morinière (MBA)

Founder & CEO

Training:

Study of computer science (Bachelor), study of business administration (Bachelor), MBA (Master, IESE)

Main focus at AIM:

Finance, business models, IT, personnel and process optimization & automation

E-Mail: kirsten.moriniere@aim.science

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Jérôme Morinière (M.Sc.)

Founder & CEO

Training:

Study of Biology (Bachelor & Master) at the Technical University of Munich, PHD while working as Project Coordinator of the DNA barcoding Projects (GBOL & BFB) at the ZSM on "Molecular data assessment in arthropods using DNA barcoding & metabarcoding"

Main focus at AIM:

Project conception, study design, strategy development, management and development

E-Mail: jerome.moriniere@aim.science

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Dr. René Tänzler

Founder and CTO

Training:

Study of Biology (Diploma) at the Technical University of Munich, Doctorate at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology about the evolution of weevils of the genus Trigonopterus.

Main focus at AIM:

Laboratory management, establishment and development of new methods and protocols.

Email: lab@aim.science

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Dr. Vedran Bozicevic

Head of Bioinformatics & Data Science

Since March 2018 at AIM

Training:

Biology studies (diploma) at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science; Doctoral studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerity Munich.

Main focus at AIM:

Development and optimization of the bioinformatics pipeline, analysis of biological data, visualization, insights and evaluations of big data

E-Mail: bioinformatics@aim.science

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Dr. Laura Hardulack

Bioinformatician

Since January 2020 at AIM

Master of Science in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Main focus at AIM:

Development and optimization of the bioinformatics pipeline, analysis of biological data, Python- and R-specialist

E-Mail: bioinformatics@aim.science

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Marit sicker

Technical Assistance in the Molecular Laboratory

Since December 2020 at AIM

Training:

Diploma in Biochemistry at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU)

Main focus at AIM:

Process and quality management, introduction and further development of optimized laboratory routines, optimization of the interfaces between laboratory and bioinformatics, establishment and optimization of sequencing platform technologies (e.g., Illumina and Oxford Nanopore).

E-Mail: marit.sicker@aim.science

Dr. Fernanda Ruiz Fadel

Technical Assistance in the Molecular Laboratory

Since August 2020 at AIM

Training:

Bachelor of Science in Biology at the Universidade Federal do Paraná, Master of Science in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and PhD in Zoology at the University of Lincoln.

Main focus at AIM:

Process and quality management, introduction and further development of optimized laboratory routines, optimization of the interfaces between laboratory and bioinformatics, establishment and optimization of sequencing platform technologies (e.g., Illumina and Oxford Nanopore).

E-Mail: fernanda.ruizfadel@aim.science

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Thomas riedinger (m.sc.)

Innovative Project Outreach

Since September 2020 at AIM

Training:

Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Regensburg, Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biological Ressources coordinated at the University of Gent.

Main focus at AIM:

Customer- and project management, customer acquisition, contact for sample receipt and Q&A for order management, grant projects

E-mail: thomas.riedinger@aim.science

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Haider Ali (B.Eng)

Full-stack Developer

Since January 2022 at AIM

Training: Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from the University of Technology and Engineering, Taxila

Main focus at AIM:

Web development (Website and online shop), development of online data analysis platform, application of IT tools for project management

E-mail: haider.ali@aim.science

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K. Liebscher (M.A.)

Machine Learning Engineer

Since January 2022 at AIM

Training:

Studies in Mathematics, Logic and Political Science at TU Dresden, University of Leipzig and Università degli Studi di Torino (Italy)

Main focus at AIM:

Development of Machine Learning Algorithms, Automatic Data Analysis & Data Warehousing

E-mail: k.liebscher@aim.science

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Luise Krause

Student Research Assistantin the Molecular Laboratory

Since October 2020 at AIM

Main focus at AIM:

Sample preparation, size fractioning, dry weight determination and homogenization of samples.

Jan Jelschen

Student Research Assistantin the Molecular Laboratory

Since October 2020 at AIM

Main focus at AIM:

Sample preparation, size fractioning, dry weight determination and homogenization of samples.

Former Team members

Susanne Butschkau

Jeremy Joshua Hübner

Michael Rauch

Marita Sacher

Matea Kostric