Martin Schröter, CEO 

With a PhD in Chemistry and postdoctoral experience at the Max Planck Institute, Martin combines scientific precision with entrepreneurial vision. As CEO, he leads both the business strategy and the development of advanced surfactant formulations, turning deep chemical know-how into real-world biotech solutions.

Martin’s leadership bridges science and strategy: he manages operations, drives experimental innovation, and cultivates a collaborative company culture that empowers the SURFACtoBioTech team to push boundaries in droplet and surfactant technologies.

Jacqueline De Lora, CTO 

With a PhD in Biomedical Science and postdoctoral experience at the Max Planck Institute, Jacqueline drives innovation in droplet-based experiments and leads the scientific vision at SURFACtoBioTech. Her leadership ensures excellence from concept to breakthrough biotech solutions, shaping the future of droplet innovation.

As an inventor, Jacqueline is building the R&D innovation engine that is driving product development at SURFACtoBioTech. She is constantly exploring new scientific frontiers, integrating cutting-edge technologies, and fostering a culture of creative problem-solving. Her hands-on approach in the lab and strategic vision ensure that SURFACtoBioTech remains at the forefront of droplet innovation, rapidly transforming research insights into impactful products for biotech and industrial applications. 

Theresa Schlosser, COO 

As COO, Theresa ensures structure, flow, and clarity across all company operations, often from her home office. She builds the organizational backbone that keeps innovation moving forward, empowering the team with systems that connect people and purpose.

A sustainability enthusiast and team builder at heart, Theresa integrates mindfulness and responsibility into every process, from creating people-centered onboarding experiences to developing sustainability strategies that drive real impact. With a background in Applied and Business Chemistry (M.Sc.) and professional experience at SGS Institut Fresenius, she combines analytical thinking with management expertise and a deep commitment to sustainable growth. Her master’s thesis, “Sustainable Performance Accounting in the Start-up Context”, laid the foundation for SURFACto’s sustainability management.   

Aditi Saha, DropTech Expert 

Aditi brings a global perspective and a collaborative spirit to our R&D labs. With her international background and early accomplishments, she fuels innovative approaches in SURFACto’s DropTech projects. She supports experimental planning, data analysis, and protocol optimization with precision, creativity, and scientific rigor, ensuring reproducible, high-quality results.

Her structured yet inventive approach turns complex experiments into opportunities for discovery and teamwork, inspiring everyone around her to explore, learn, and innovate.   

Jessica Hartmann, DropTech Expert 

With a Master’s degree in Molecular Biotechnology, Jessica strengthens SURFACto’s projects through lab management, experimental support, data collection, and analysis, always ensuring the highest scientific standards. She is contributing to the development of our quality management systems and ensures that lab organization is efficient yet pleasant to interact with.

Combining structure with creativity, she contributes to R&D projects including droplet-detection, cell encapsulation, and droplet-based protein crystallography technologies, bringing both precision and passion to every experiment. You can also find Jessica teaching the office dogs new tricks.  

Gregory Smith, Product Engineer

Gregory blends technical expertise with creativity, ensuring smooth operations and innovation in our lab environment. As a Product Engineer, he maintains and optimizes laboratory equipment, supports experimental setups, and contributes hands-on solutions to technical challenges.

With strong skills in 3D printing and CAD design, Gregory brings precision, ingenuity, and craftsmanship to the world of biotech, turning ideas into functional lab solutions.

Marcela de Lacerda Ribeiro (She/Her/Hers), Student

Marcela supports our R&D team through experimental work, lab protocols, and data analysis, and reliable scientific results. Her background in plant biology, algae research, and PCR brings valuable expertise and fresh perspectives to our biotech innovations.

Marbell, Chief Wonder Officer (CWO) 

Marbell’s super power in the startup comes from her ability to sense the world without having to rely on sight. Being blind from birth, Marbell has been honing her senses for her entire life. She approaches adventure with a daredevil spirit, is super sensitive to her humans, and always knows when to demand a lap-cuddle. Marbell inspires a sense of wonder to those around her, making her the perfect office companion for long brain-storming sessions (and maybe sometimes some late-night crunch sessions). 

Torridon, Chief Agility Officer (CAO) 

Run? Jump? Frolic? Torridon’s high energy makes him perfectly suited for his position as CAO. When he knows that a team member is banging their head against a desk with writers block, he comes to the rescue. Torridon excels at getting out into nature for those much needed resets and walk-and-talks. He also loves playing fetch and getting belly rubs.