Dr. Jochem Vink is a molecular biologist with a PhD in CRISPR technology from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands. Following his doctoral research, he pursued postdoctoral work in molecular plant pathology at Victoria University of Wellington. He is currently the Development Lead for the RNA Platform NZ at the Ferrier Research Institute, where he focuses on integrating and advancing the latest technologies on RNA design and manufacture, with the goal of supporting their translation into research and industry applications.