Summary
Fabian Schroeder is a CEO and founder with nine years of experience at the intersection of software, statistics, and molecular engineering, now leading Eko Refugium to commercialize in vivo DNA data storage. He combines a PhD in Statistics and a strong quantitative background with hands-on software engineering experience building web-based molecular modeling tools for large DNA nanostructures. Prior roles span applied statistics consulting and academic research, giving him a pragmatic, research-driven approach to product development and sustainability. Based in Vienna, he has repeatedly brought multidisciplinary teams together to translate complex scientific problems into deployable software and lab workflows. He is passionate about novel, sustainable strategies for preserving the world’s growing data footprint and frames DNA storage as an engineering challenge as much as a biological one. A less obvious strength is his cross-domain fluency—from agronomics and economics to math and statistics—which helps him bridge lab, business, and regulatory perspectives.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of Technology
Master's degree, Economics, Master's degree, Economics at University of Vienna
Certificate in Agronomics - (Landwirtschaftlicher Facharbeiter), Agronomy and Crop Science, Certificate in Agronomics - (Landwirtschaftlicher Facharbeiter), Agronomy and Crop Science at Landwirtschaftsschule Hollabrun