R&D Fermentation & Bioprocess Intern — From Strain to Scale

Leiden Bio Science Park; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 5,200 - 7,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

€550 monthly allowance

Certificate of completion

Personal recommendation

Job summary

Fooditive is a Rotterdam food‑biotech company offering a 6‑month R&D internship in fermentation and bioprocess development. The role is on-site in Rotterdam, with a 32 h/week schedule and a €550/month allowance.

You will review partner data, compare options, and draft experimental plans, gaining a full view from strain design to scale‑up. The internship emphasizes reading scientific reports, data interpretation, and hands‑off supervision.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an MSc or final-year BSc/HBO programme in Biotechnology, Bioprocess or Biochemical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Food Biotechnology or a related field
• Solid grounding in recombinant protein expression, fermentation and downstream processing
• Comfortable reading scientific reports and working carefully with experimental data
• Someone who takes ownership, works well without supervision and flags early when stuck
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Review and organise strain-development work: DNA sequences, plasmid maps, constructs and expression systems
• Help prepare experimental plans and technical instructions for partner laboratories
• Compare fermentation conditions, media, process parameters and results across runs
• Summarise partner fermentation data into clear performance overviews
• Review clarification, separation, purification and concentration steps
• Compare recovery, yield and purity; interpret SDS‑PAGE, ELISA and protein-concentration data
• Run focused literature searches and write concise technical summaries
• Keep clear records of experiments, decisions and open questions
• Track partner activities, sample movements and project milestones

Skills

Molecular biology

Biotechnology

English fluency

Education

MSc or final-year BSc/HBO in Biotechnology/Bioprocess/Biochemical Engineering/Molecular Biology/Microbiology/Food Biotechnology

Tools

SDS-PAGE

ELISA

Protein purification

Job description

Fooditive is a Rotterdam food‑biotech company offering a 6‑month R&D internship in fermentation and bioprocess development. The role is on-site in Rotterdam, with a 32 h/week schedule and a €550/month allowance.

You will review partner data, compare options, and draft experimental plans, gaining a full view from strain design to scale‑up. The internship emphasizes reading scientific reports, data interpretation, and hands‑off supervision.