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Den Impfstoff eingehüllt Packaging the vaccine

Wir erinnern uns: Es war 2020, die Welt wartete auf einen wirksamen Impfstoff gegen das Coronavirus SARSCoV-2. Stephan Gutmann, Absolvent der Studiengänge Bioengineering und Bioverfahrenstechnik half mit, die Wartezeit für die Welt zu verkürzen. Bei Polymun in Klosterneuburg war er dafür mitverantwortlich, das Herstellverfahren für die Hülle der mRNA zu finden, was auch gelang.

Thinking back: it was 2020 and the world was waiting for an effective vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Stephan Gutmann, a graduate of the degree programs Bioengineering and Bioprocess Technology, helped to shorten the waiting time for the world. At Polymun in Klosterneuburg, he was jointly responsible for finding the manufacturing process for the mRNA package, which he succeeded in doing.

Praxis bei Polymun, Studium an der FH Campus Wien

Work at Polymun, study at FH Campus Wien

Stephan Gutmann begann 2013 als Techniker in der Forschung und Entwicklung von Liposomen im Biotech-Unternehmen Polymun in Klosterneuburg. Parallel dazu studierte er ab 2014 Bioengineering und anschließend das Masterstudium Biover­ fahrenstechnik am Standort Muthgasse der FH Campus Wien. Neben dem Masterstudium begann er, Chemie und Technologien der Materialien an der Universität Wien zu studieren und Teilzeit zu arbeiten.

In Vollzeit gegen SARS-CoV-2 In seiner Masterarbeit für Bioverfahrenstechnik beschäftigte sich Stephan Gutmann in Kooperation mit seinem Arbeitgeber damit, die Herstellung von Liposomen, bläschenartigen Gebilden ähnlich den Lipid-Nanopartikeln (LNP), zu optimieren. Nach Abschluss des Studiums 2020 wechselte er wieder in eine Vollzeitbeschäftigung, wurde Projektleiter – und war mittendrin in der Coronapandemie und Teil der weltweiten Bestrebungen, einen wirk­ samen Impfstoff gegen das Virus SARS-CoV-2 herzustellen. Denn Polymuns Expertise war nun gefragt.

Eine Hülle für die mRNA Um als Impfstoff eingesetzt werden zu können, musste die in Klosterneuburg angelieferte mRNA erst noch „formuliert“ werden. Hier kam die Arbeitsgruppe von Andreas Wagner ins Spiel, und damit auch Stephan Gutmann. Ihre Aufgabe war es,

Stephan Gutmann started in 2013 as a technician in the research and development of liposomes in the biotech company in Klosterneuburg. In 2014, he also began his studies in Bioengineering, followed by a Master's Degree Program Bioprocess Technology at the Muthgasse campus of FH Campus Wien. In addition to his master’s degree, he began to study chemistry and materials technologies at the University of Vienna and to work part-time.

Full-time against SARS-CoV-2 In his master’s thesis for Bioprocess Technology, Stephan Gutmann worked in cooperation with his employer to optimize the production of liposomes, vesicle-like structures similar to lipid nanoparticles. After completing his studies in 2020, he switched back to full-time employment, became a project manager and was right in the middle of the corona pandemic and part of the global effort to produce an effective vaccine against the SARSCoV-2 virus. After all, Polymun’s expertise was in high demand.

A package for the mRNA In order to be used as a vaccine, the mRNA delivered to Klosterneuburg first had to be “formulated”. This is where Andreas Wagner’s working group, and thus Stephan Gutmann, came into play. Their task was to establish the manufacturing process for the package in the form of lipids so that the mRNA is protected and can develop its effect on its way into the cells. The finished lipid nanoparticles (LNP) with the “packaged” mRNA were then sent


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