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Phone: +41 79 800 39 84

Email: christophe@farfallelab.ch

Current Role at Farfalle Lab Services:

  • Responsibilities:
    • Oversees chemical applications and engineering.
    • Manages instrument operation, servicing, and handling.

Academic Background:

  • Undergraduate Studies:

    • Focused on Organic Chemical Technology.
    • Specialized in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and the Engineering of Therapeutic Agents.

  • PhD in Physical Chemistry:

    • Concentrated on the generation of ions, radicals, and radical ions of organic and bioorganic origin.
    • Studied photochemical transformations in argon matrices.

Postdoctoral Experience:

  • Gained extensive experience at various universities across Europe and the United States.
  • Developed a solid background in:
    • Analytical Techniques:
      • Electronic (UV) and Vibrational Spectroscopy (IR).
      • Mass Spectrometry with a focus on Quadrupole and Time-of-Flight (TOF) Mass Spectrometry.
      • Advanced MS/MS Analytical Techniques (CID, IRMPD, ECD) for peptide structure analysis.
    • Technical Skills:
      • Worked with vacuum systems and cryogenic equipment (4-77K).
      • Designed scientific instruments and programmed with SolidWorks and SIMION.
      • Generated high harmonics of Nd lasers.
      • Modeled molecular spectra and chemical processes using quantum chemical calculations.

 

Professional Career:

  • PerkinElmer Switzerland:
    • Began as a Service Engineer.
    • Quickly advanced to Service Chromatography Line Leader for Switzerland and later for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
    • Responsibilities included:
      • Maintenance, repairs, qualifications, and troubleshooting.
      • Conducting software and hardware training sessions.
    • Certified Instructor in:
      • Gas and Liquid Chromatography.
      • Mass Spectrometry.
      • Headspace and Thermal Desorption Automatic Injectors.
    • Proficient in working with, repairing, maintaining, and qualifying:
      • UV-Vis, Infrared (IR), and Atomic Absorption (AA) systems.

 

Personal Interests:

  • Music:
    • Taking piano classes at the Fribourg Conservatory, started as an adult.
  • Astronomy:
    • Conducts public night sky gazing and solar observations at the Épendes Astronomical Observatory.

Meet our team

Dr. Christophe Piech

Owner

Phone: +41 79 615 28 41

Email: pawel@farfallelab.ch

Current Role at Farfalle Lab Services:

  • Responsibilities:
    • Oversees chemical engineering, instrument servicing, and handling.
    • Manages IT services.

Academic Background:

  • Undergraduate Studies:

    • Focused on Physical Chemistry.
    • Specialized in Radiation Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics, and Applied Computational Methods.

  • PhD in Physical Chemistry:

    • Concentrated on the generation of radicals and radical ions of organic and bioorganic origin.
    • Studied their photochemical transformations in freon and argon matrices.

Postdoctoral Experience:

  • Completed several years of postdoctoral studies at various universities across Europe and Australia.
  • Gained expertise in multiple analytical techniques and methods used in physical chemistry, including:
    • Electronic (UV) and Vibrational Spectroscopy (IR).
    • Gas Chromatography (GC) and Mass Spectrometry (MS).
  • Operated advanced scientific equipment, including:
    • Linear Electron Accelerator.
    • Radioactive 60Co Gamma Source.
    • Nd Lasers.
  • Worked extensively with vacuum systems and cryogenic equipment (4-77K).
  • Modeled molecular spectra and chemical processes using methods such as:
    • DFT, CCSD(T), CASSCF, and CASPT2.

 

Personal Interests:

  • Scuba Diving
  • Motorcycling
  • Trading: Actively trades forex and futures markets using Elliott Wave Theory, Fibonacci, and algorithmic trading.

Dr. Pawel Bednarek

CTO

Current Role at Farfalle Lab Services:

  • Responsibilities:
    • Manages customer relations.
    • Oversees offers and billing.

Phone: +41 76 606 24 24

Email: catherine@farfallelab.ch

Academic background

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) with Distinction:
    • Specialized in Economic Law.

Professional Experience:

  • Law Firm Experience:

    • Responsible for the preparation of commercial and employment contracts.
    • Provided legal opinions on contracts.
    • Prepared procedural writs.

  • PhD Research:

    • Currently working on a PhD thesis titled "Risk and Liability in Leasing Contracts – A Historical and Comparative Approach," under the supervision of Prof. Ord. P. Pichonnaz.

 

Personal Interests:

  • Reading
  • Photography
  • Hiking
  • Traveling

Mrs. Catherine Piech

Lawyer

Academic Background:

  • Data Science Studies: Ongoing at the University of Colorado Boulder.

  • Chemistry Technology: Foundation from Warsaw University of Technology.

Technical Skills:

  • Programming: Python, Qt6.

  • AI & Machine Learning: AI Agent System Automation, Model Fine-Tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Computer Vision, NLP & LLMs, Reinforcement Learning, and MLOps Pipelines.

Professional Career:

  • IT Correspondent (University of Fribourg): Enhanced lab instrument data management and security.

  • Software Developer (Farfalle Lab Services): Driving innovation with AI-driven software solutions in laboratory environments.

Personal Interests:

  • Passionate about advancing AI technologies to solve real-world challenges.

  • Committed to continuous learning and leveraging cutting-edge solutions for operational excellence.

  •  Outside of work, I enjoy engaging in strategic board games, painting detailed Warhammer figures, and spending nights stargazing. I also love riding my motorbike and diving into immersive fantasy books.

Current Role at Farfalle Lab Services

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement AI Agent Systems and automation solutions.

  • Fine-tune AI models and optimize hyperparameters for enhanced performance.

  • Integrate retrieval-augmented generation with databases to streamline lab operations.

  • Leverage computer vision, NLP, and reinforcement learning to build scalable, efficient software.

 

Phone: +41 79 800 39 84

Email: software@farfallelab.com

Mr.  Wojciech Lukasz Gajewski

Software developer

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Company address:

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CH-1700 Fribourg

Switzerland

 

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Lab 232 , Rte Ancienne Papeterie 190

CH-1723 Marly

Fribourg

Switzerland