R&D Plant Innovation internship

Job description

About

Neoplants is a biotech start-up founded by Lionel (Ex Google) and Patrick (PhD Genetic Editing, ENS), working on the first generation of bio-engineered plants to fight air pollution. We're starting with indoor air pollution, which is up to 5 times higher than outdoors, and is caused by a specific type of pollutant called VOCs. We create plants capable of effectively remediate these compounds in your home (up to 30 times more effective than traditional plants). Our longer-term ambition is to leverage our technologies for other large-scale applications, such as CO2 capture and storage. We are backed by top tier Silicon Valley and European investors and we are currently based in Paris, France.

Job Description

Neoplants is a biotech start-up, using cutting-edge synthetic biology techniques to develop the next generation of plants for the benefit of humans and our planet. We have set up a brand-new lab located in Saint-Ouen, where our R&D team is turning incredible visions into real-world products.

Working with us means interacting with our scientists in biochemistry, molecular biology, plant transgenesis, genome editing and microbiome enhancement. You will get to exercise your creative thinking, team spirit and leadership capabilities by experiencing work in an ultra fast-moving environment. You will also help bring new ideas and a fresh perspective to our projects.

If you are as excited as we are about using state of the art technologies, exploring uncharted scientific territories, pushing the boundaries of what is conceivable, if you want to transform the way people think about genetics and work on inspiring deep-tech products that have a real positive impact on the environment and people’s lives, you’re in the right place.

Our Plant Innovation Team is committed to developing innovative methods for transforming crop and ornamental plants. During this internship, you will contribute to establishing a new transformation method using suspension culture to enhance transformation speed and efficiency. Suspension culture refers to the process of growing plant cells in a liquid nutrient medium under controlled conditions. In the next phase, you will focus on establishing a transformation system via various methods, and performing molecular analyses of the transformed cells.

Key areas of focus:

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Plant In vitro regeneration:  You will be trained to be an expert to work in sterile in vitro conditions. You will learn how to formulate media for plant tissue culture with micro-macro elements and growth hormones to control the in vitro plant growth behaviors.

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Plant cell culture: You will work on creating and manipulating plant cell lines using new technology.

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Agrobacterium-mediated transformation: You will learn how to transform constructed vectors into Agrobacterium strains and perform plant nuclear transformation.

This internship will provide you with the opportunity to develop technical skills in plant and molecular biology while contributing to the development of an unestablished innovative method. You will also get the chance to discover the working environment of an R&D lab in a dynamic and vibrant startup.

General Information:

Project Title: Enhancing Crop and Ornamental Plant Transformation via Suspension Culture

Supervisor: Dr Iman Tabatabaei & Project Leader: Laura de Biolley

Duration: 6 months internship from March 2025 (starting date flexible)

Preferred Experience

We are looking for passionate, and talented students (Master 1 or 2) to help us lay the foundations of what will become the next range of biotechnology products that people interact with every day. If you are a highly motivated and organized student with a solid background in biology, and biotechnology and a strong interest in plant science and culture, don't hesitate to contact us.

Why join us?

Contribute to global innovation by collaborating with world-class experts in their field, learn from the founders, and get regular updates on everything happening in the company through monthly company-wide meetings.

Join an innovative startup where you can make an impact and at any position in the company

Participate in recurring company events, such as our annual kick-off, offsite seminar, after-work, celebrations every month, team activities like escape games or go-karting

Come work in our brand new Neolab, ‘The Seed’: A unique 1,200m2 space on two floors featuring a state-of-the-art wetlab, full-scale performance testing rooms among other high-end equipment, as well as open offices and great team spaces!

Enjoy great benefits:

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Competitive compensation

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Transportation (Navigo card or bike pass): 100% reimbursed.

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Swile (lunch vouchers): 10 per day worked - 55% paid by the company

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Healthy snacks and fruit in the office

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Your own Mac Book pro

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Personalized little attentions

Other information about the role:

Office location: The Seed, 47 Rue du Docteur Léonce Basset, 93400 Saint-Ouen

Starting date: March 2025

Recruitment Process

Recruitment process

1 HR intro & culture fit interview (visio)

2 Role-Related Knowledge interview (on site or visio)

3 Meet the team & visit the Seed (on site)

Sounds like an opportunity for you?   Join Neoplants and help us cultivate a greener, healthier future for everyone.

We get a lot of applications so don’t shy away but surprise us ;)

Neoplants values diversity within its organization and in its relationships with its stakeholders. Thus, with equal skills, we study all applications without any discrimination.

Additional Information

·  Contract Type: Internship (Between 4 and 6 months)
·  Start Date: 03 March 2025
·  Location: Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine
·  Education Level: Master's Degree
·  Occasional remote authorized