6-month Internship in Antibody Development (m_f_d) in Penzberg bei Roche

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Your Department

Your internship is located in the ‘Antibody Development’ subchapter, which belongs to ‘Reagent Research & Design’ department in Roche Diagnostics. We are developing antibodies for various platforms of Roche Diagnostics. You will work in the group ‘Antibody Development’ which is responsible for the generation and screening of diagnostic antibodies.
After a profound introduction to the techniques and tools for antibody generation, you will work on current projects in the field of personalized healthcare or other exciting projects in the fields of infectious diseases, fertility, oncology or cardiovascular diseases.

Your Internship
During the internship, your tasks include:

• Development of diagnostic antibodies using the B cell PCR technology and classical hybridoma technology

• Isolation of B cells and cultivation

• Single cell sorting of B cell specific populations

• Screening for target-specific antibodies

• Work on research projects to support antibody development optimization

• Independent planning of your experiments

• Documentation and presentation of your results

Who you are

• You are currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Biology, Immunology, Biotechnology or a comparable degree program

• You have knowledge about basic immunology and cell biology techniques (cell culture, FACS, ELISA)

• You are curious and open for new ideas. You are not afraid of thinking outside the box

• You have very good English skills, German knowledge is an advantage

• You are engaged, have a strong self-reliance and organizational skills, and enjoy working together in a team

Your Benefits
We attach great importance to making your internship as rewarding as possible. Right from the start, you will be warmly welcomed into the team and gain exciting insights into a wide variety of areas. The focus is on guaranteeing you a constant learning effect and bringing in your own ideas, promoting you in the process but also challenging you. Additionally, we offer you:

• Flexible working hours (37.5 hours/week)

• Fair payment above the legal requirements for all compulsory and voluntary internships

• Reduced prices (-50 %) in our canteen

• Fitness Centre on the Roche Campus

• Training opportunities and exciting guest lectures

• Networking with other interns

• Possibility of accommodation in the Roche Boarding House

• Well organized transport connections to Munich with our Roche Shuttle Bus

Please remember that this internship is aimed at students (m/f/d) who are currently enrolled for the entire period of the internship or, alternatively, at people in a gap year of a maximum of one year (between Bachelor's and Master's studies), where it can be proven in writing at which university/college and exactly when (month/year) within a year the studies will be continued.

Your application

Simply upload your resume.

Period: from October 2024 for a period of 6 months (there is also a possibility to start in April 2025)

We are looking forward to your application!

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At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche at Penzberg, near Munich, employs more than 7,000 people. The site is one of the largest biotechnology centers in Europe and the only Roche site with research, development and production for both Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics under one roof. From your beginning with Roche, our motivated team will welcome and support you. Numerous opportunities for personal development, flexible work hours, attractive compensation packages and special family assistance programs are available.